Civil Litigation
Apr. 20, 2021
LA civil jury awards $4.8M verdict in talc case
First civil jury since March 2020 returns $4.8M verdict for man with terminal cancer in products liability case, parties say Los Angeles County Superior Court handled the matter safely and efficiently
A Vietnam war veteran was awarded $4.8 million against a talc supplier in the first civil jury trial to go forward in Los Angeles County Superior Court in more than a year.
Willie McNeal Jr., 78, was a preference plaintiff whose trial against talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. was scheduled to begin in April 2020.
McNeal, diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in December 2017, filed...
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