Marlene Phelan v. Arkema Inc., et al.

Summary

Jury trial in lawsuit over allegations that asbestos supposedly present in Johnson & Johnson's cosmetic talc products caused plaintiff's mesothelioma.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Phelan, Marlene
Defense

Judge: Charles Reed
Jurisdiction: Bridgeport Judicial District of Connecticut
Court: Superior Court of Bridgeport

Case Number: FBT-CV23-6124450-S
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Products Liability, Asbestos

Plaintiff

Phelan, Marlene

Represented By:
Horn, Ethan (Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP)

Defense

Represented By:
Brecht, Celeste (Jones Day)

Lay Witnesses

Mann, Mr. Steven

Expert Witnesses

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			Marlene Phelan v. Arkema Inc., et al. 10/27/2026 AM	10:00 AM EDT

OCT

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:08	Opening Statement	Horn, Ethan
00:56:42	Opening Statement	Brecht, Celeste
01:55:53	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
01:11:30	Break
01:36:05	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
02:33:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
01:16:25	Break
01:40:53	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
02:20:23	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:02:10	Break
01:21:35	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:43:52	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:27:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:19:27	Break
01:40:45	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:55:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:44:40	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
00:38:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Horn, Ethan	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
00:43:09	Break
00:55:23	Witness Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:37:44	Break
01:55:36	Witness Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
02:51:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
00:07:46	Witness Cross Examination	Brecht, Celeste	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
00:44:12	Break
00:54:31	Witness Cross Examination	Brecht, Celeste	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:05:23	Break	O'Neill, Elizabeth	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:09:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:16:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brecht, Celeste	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:18:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	Pathology	In Person
01:18:48	Break
01:40:23	Witness Direct Examination		Mann, Mr. Steven		Video Recording
02:46:21	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
01:15:43	Break
01:35:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ewald, John	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
02:42:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
00:23:26	Break
00:27:55	Witness Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
00:34:36	Witness Cross Examination	O'Neill, Elizabeth	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
01:13:58	Witness Cross Examination	Horn, Ethan	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
01:19:49	Break
01:42:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
02:14:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
02:18:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
02:19:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ewald, John	Bailey, Mark	Materials Science	In Person
02:21:40	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Epidemiology	In Person
00:13:47	Break
00:26:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Epidemiology	In Person
01:16:59	Break
01:35:31	Witness Direct Examination	Brecht, Celeste	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Epidemiology	In Person
02:43:54	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brecht, Celeste	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Epidemiology	In Person
00:18:46	Witness Cross Examination	O'Neill, Elizabeth	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Epidemiology	In Person
00:23:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Epidemiology	In Person
00:35:21	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brecht, Celeste	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Epidemiology	In Person
00:45:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blumenfeld-James, Jordan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	Epidemiology	In Person
00:48:53	Break
01:07:11	Witness Direct Examination		Mann, Mr. Steven		Video Recording
01:52:17	End of Session

OCT

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