Barden, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Consolidated jury trial involving 4 J&J talc/mesothelioma lawsuits.

Outcome

$37.3 million awarded to plaintiffs

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Verdict: $37,300,000

Judge: Ana Viscomi
Jurisdiction: New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County
Court: Middlesex County Courthouse

Case Number: MID-L-1809-17
Industry: Chemical, Manufacturing
Practice Area: Asbestos, Products Liability, Toxic Torts

Plaintiff

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Sullivan, Diane (Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP)
Nolan, Jack (Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:39	Opening Statement	Maimon, Moshe
01:55:12	General Case Activities
01:55:56	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

2 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:27	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
00:51:49	Break
01:12:01	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
03:06:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
00:44:14	Break
00:54:57	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
01:21:33	Break
01:48:33	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
02:46:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
01:27:09	Break
01:50:14	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
02:54:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
01:27:18	Break
01:49:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
02:42:20	General Case Activities
02:43:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:02	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
00:48:49	Break
01:10:19	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
02:36:46	End of Session

Barden, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:21	Opening Statement	Sullivan, Diane
01:24:38	Break
01:55:51	Opening Statement	Sullivan, Diane
02:18:55	Break
02:30:54	General Case Activities
02:33:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:17	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:15:47	Break
01:37:57	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:51:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:44:35	Break
02:07:01	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:46:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:10	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:25:05	Break
01:47:41	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:12:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:11:58	Break
01:37:14	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:52:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:41:25	Break
02:13:29	General Case Activities
02:14:31	Break
02:22:23	General Case Activities
02:23:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:12	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:07:55	Break
01:39:07	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:42:36	Break
03:00:22	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:38:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:14	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:05:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:44	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:20:08	Break
01:41:59	General Case Activities
01:44:29	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:37:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:28:35	Break
01:50:10	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
03:07:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:25	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:28:42	Break
01:49:46	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
03:39:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
03:57:29	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
04:00:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
-45:01:44	General Case Activities
-45:03:39	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
-45:57:28	Break
-44:22:52	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
-43:53:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
00:15:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
01:50:46	Break
02:13:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
02:23:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
02:29:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
02:33:28	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Ronning, Patricia	In Person
02:57:45	General Case Activities
02:59:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:19:27	Break
01:56:13	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:43:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
00:48:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:06:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:13:47	General Case Activities		Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:19:19	Break
01:39:02	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Ronning, Elizabeth	In Person
02:06:49	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Ronning, William	In Person
02:38:29	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Ronning, William	In Person
02:46:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Ronning, William	In Person
02:49:43	Witness Direct Examination		Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	Video Recording
03:03:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:45	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:05	Break
01:31:05	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:46:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:19	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:06	Break
01:59:56	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:39:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:49	Break
01:30:21	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:47:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:28	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:24	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Barden, Douglas	In Person
00:41:26	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Barden, Douglas	In Person
00:47:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Barden, Douglas	In Person
00:48:34	Break
01:14:32	Witness Direct Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Barden, Rosolyn	In Person
02:26:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:38	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	In Person
00:31:34	Break
00:50:27	Witness Cross Examination	Nolan, Jack	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	In Person
00:27:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Nolan, Jack	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	In Person
00:28:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	In Person
00:31:36	General Case Activities		Compton, Dr. Steven Ph.D.	In Person
00:37:45	Witness Direct Examination	Placitella, Christopher	Moore, Sharice	In Person
00:53:20	Witness Direct Examination	Placitella, Christopher	Monroe, Veronica	In Person
01:12:17	Break
01:36:18	Witness Direct Examination	Placitella, Christopher	McNeill, Deangela	In Person
02:26:54	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	McNeill, Deangela	In Person
02:28:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Placitella, Christopher	McNeill, Deangela	In Person
02:30:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:33	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Etheridge, Linda	In Person
00:18:46	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Etheridge, David	In Person
00:56:40	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Etheridge, David	In Person
01:01:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Etheridge, David	In Person
01:02:57	Break
01:29:17	Witness Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Etheridge, Darlene	In Person
01:52:35	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:57:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:07	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
00:48:09	Break
01:10:56	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:10:15	Break
02:22:42	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:47:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:04:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:11	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
00:33:50	Witness Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
00:44:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
01:16:42	Break
01:37:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
02:10:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:03	Witness Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:11:05	Break
01:33:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:56:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:17:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:23:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Panatier, Chris	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:25:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:27:57	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:05	Witness Direct Examination	Musco, Nancy	Video Recording
00:39:28	Witness Cross Examination	Musco, Nancy	Video Recording
00:45:51	General Case Activities
00:47:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	General Case Activities	Maimon, Moshe
00:08:57	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
01:03:56	Break
01:40:52	General Case Activities
01:42:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:53	Witness Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
00:54:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
02:01:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Maimon, Moshe	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
02:18:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
02:26:40	Break
02:41:42	General Case Activities		Diette, Dr. Gregory	In Person
02:50:40	Break
03:00:02	General Case Activities
03:01:09	Break
03:25:16	General Case Activities
03:27:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:13	Witness Direct Examination	Nolan, Jack	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:28:33	Break
01:55:42	Witness Direct Examination	Nolan, Jack	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:50:58	General Case Activities
02:51:42	End of Session