Emory Valadez v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

This will be the first trial involving asbestos allegedly present in Johnson & Johnson's talc-based cosmetic products since the LTL bankruptcy filing halted all J&J talc trials nationwide.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $18.8 million.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Valadez, Emory
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Verdict: $18,800,000

Judge: Richard Seabolt
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Alameda County
Court: Alameda County Court - Administration Building

Case Number: 22CV012759
Industry: Chemical
Practice Area: Asbestos, Products Liability, Mass Torts

Plaintiff

Valadez, Emory

Represented By:
Satterley, Joseph (Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood, LLP)

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Brown, Allison (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:37:52	General Case Activities
01:20:50	Opening Statement	Satterley, Joseph
01:45:04	Break
02:08:30	Opening Statement	Satterley, Joseph
03:29:00	Break
03:47:00	Opening Statement	Brown, Allison
05:12:04	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
01:13:50	Break
01:30:48	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
02:49:25	Break
03:05:58	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
03:13:44	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
04:33:00	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
01:19:07	Break
01:49:07	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
03:45:37	Break
04:02:57	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
04:30:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
04:36:04	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
00:33:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
00:47:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
00:48:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Egilman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
01:08:12	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
02:35:07	Break
02:53:22	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
03:01:11	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
04:40:17	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
00:57:44	Witness Cross Examination	Pauley, Erin	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
01:01:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
01:30:00	Break
01:44:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
01:57:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
02:01:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	Video Conference
02:20:42	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Conference
03:05:45	Break
03:19:58	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Conference
04:25:40	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Conference
01:13:35	Break
01:30:20	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Conference
02:38:02	Break
02:55:17	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Conference
04:36:53	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Backhus, Dr. Leah M.D.	In Person
00:43:05	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Backhus, Dr. Leah M.D.	In Person
01:27:36	Break
01:44:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Backhus, Dr. Leah M.D.	In Person
01:52:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Backhus, Dr. Leah M.D.	In Person
02:01:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Backhus, Dr. Leah M.D.	In Person
02:07:26	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
03:01:35	Break
03:27:16	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
04:08:24	Witness Cross Examination	Pauley, Erin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
04:09:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
04:28:45	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Roy, Dr. Mohana M.D.	In Person
00:56:33	Break
01:22:38	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Roy, Dr. Mohana M.D.	In Person
02:14:55	Break
02:37:30	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Roy, Dr. Mohana M.D.	In Person
02:47:05	Witness Cross Examination	Trela, Rebecca	Roy, Dr. Mohana M.D.	In Person
02:47:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Roy, Dr. Mohana M.D.	In Person
02:53:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Roy, Dr. Mohana M.D.	In Person
02:54:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Roy, Dr. Mohana M.D.	In Person
02:55:28	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Abraham, Dr. Jerrold M.D.	In Person
00:22:46	Witness Cross Examination	Richmond, Scott	Abraham, Dr. Jerrold M.D.	In Person
00:54:14	Break
01:05:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Abraham, Dr. Jerrold M.D.	In Person
01:33:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Richmond, Scott	Abraham, Dr. Jerrold M.D.	In Person
02:49:34	Break
03:14:23	Witness Cross Examination	Pauley, Erin	Abraham, Dr. Jerrold M.D.	In Person
03:27:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Richmond, Scott	Abraham, Dr. Jerrold M.D.	In Person
03:31:47	General Case Activities
03:34:34	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Felsher, Dr. Dean M.D, PhD	In Person
04:17:28	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Felsher, Dr. Dean M.D, PhD	In Person
00:19:27	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Felsher, Dr. Dean M.D, PhD	In Person
01:17:30	Break
01:37:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Felsher, Dr. Dean M.D, PhD	In Person
02:14:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Felsher, Dr. Dean M.D, PhD	In Person
02:49:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Felsher, Dr. Dean M.D, PhD	In Person
03:06:25	Break
03:31:56	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Horn, Dr. Barry	Video Conference
04:13:07	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Horn, Dr. Barry	Video Conference
04:20:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Horn, Dr. Barry	Video Conference
04:22:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Horn, Dr. Barry	Video Conference
04:24:54	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Blount, Dr. Alice MD	Video Recording
04:46:33	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Clancy, Denyse	Camacho, Anna	In Person
00:47:43	Break
00:58:18	Witness Direct Examination	Clancy, Denyse	Camacho, Anna	In Person
01:04:18	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Camacho, Anna	In Person
01:36:13	Break
01:45:33	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Camacho, Anna	In Person
02:34:58	Witness Cross Examination	Pauley, Erin	Camacho, Anna	In Person
02:36:36	Witness Cross Examination	Trela, Rebecca	Camacho, Anna	In Person
02:42:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clancy, Denyse	Camacho, Anna	In Person
02:49:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Camacho, Anna	In Person
02:51:33	Break
03:09:40	Witness Direct Examination	Clancy, Denyse	Valadez, Anthony "Emory"	In Person
03:46:18	Break
03:58:52	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Valadez, Anthony "Emory"	In Person
04:11:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clancy, Denyse	Valadez, Anthony "Emory"	In Person
04:12:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Valadez, Anthony "Emory"	In Person
04:18:45	Witness Direct Examination	Clancy, Denyse	Ochoa, Seferita	In Person
04:27:31	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Michael	Ochoa, Seferita	In Person
04:32:39	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Satterley, Joseph
00:08:20	Witness Direct Examination	Clancy, Denyse	Lisman, Adam	Video Recording
00:24:50	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Mittenthal, James	Video Recording
00:43:33	Break
01:36:30	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:18:33	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:39:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:04:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:09:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:36:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:44:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:51:42	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Michael	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:10:25	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:21:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Michael	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:13:43	Break
01:33:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:38:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Michael	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:44:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:49:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Michael	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:50:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Weill, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:51:48	Break
03:30:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
04:47:10	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:49:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:15:44	Break
01:44:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:44:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:05:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:07:29	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:08:24	Break
03:21:54	General Case Activities
04:17:37	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JUL

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Emory Valadez v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
02:39:33	Opening Statement	Brown, Allison
03:03:55	General Case Activities
03:06:35	Break
04:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Langer, Dr. Arthur Ph.D.	Video Recording
05:20:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Satterley, Joseph
01:18:35	Break
01:38:51	Closing Statement	Satterley, Joseph
02:08:40	Break
02:19:36	Closing Statement	Brown, Allison
03:47:25	Break
03:54:25	Closing Statement	Brown, Michael
04:23:05	Closing Statement	Pauley, Erin
04:28:15	Closing Statement	Trela, Rebecca
04:48:15	End of Session