Monroe v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

In this cosmetic talc case, Margie Evans developed ovarian cancer after decades of using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder. Evans' family sues Johnson & Johnson, attributing her cancer to asbestos within the powder.

Representatives for her family accuse Johnson & Johnson of knowing the baby powder contained asbestos, yet hiding this from consumers for profit.

Johnson & Johnson denies these claims, highlighting scientific studies asserting talc's safety and the lack of a link between talc and Evans' ovarian cancer.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Monroe, Charvette
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
PTI Royston

Judge: Patricia Booker
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia-Richmond County
Court: Richmond County State Court

Case Number: 2018RCSC01222
Industry
Practice Area: Products Liability

SESSIONS

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:12	Opening Statement	Bevis, John
01:06:03	Break
01:23:05	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
02:18:35	Opening Statement	Knutson, Sherry
02:35:15	General Case Activities
02:36:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:08	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Coleman, Patrice	In Person
01:16:35	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Coleman, Patrice	In Person
01:24:35	General Case Activities
01:54:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:52	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Metcalf, Rodney	In Person
01:11:13	Break
01:31:06	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Metcalf, Rodney	In Person
02:00:23	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Metcalf, Rodney	In Person
02:22:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Metcalf, Rodney	In Person
02:34:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:14	Witness Direct Examination		Gorsky, Alex	Video Recording
00:36:20	General Case Activities	Barnes, Roy
00:48:54	General Case Activities	Rosichan, Ben
01:09:35	Break
01:50:00	General Case Activities	Oliver, Kristen
02:04:07	General Case Activities	Zupancic, Amy
02:35:02	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:09	Witness Direct Examination	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	Video Recording
01:29:26	Break
01:57:13	General Case Activities
01:58:35	Witness Direct Examination	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	Video Recording
02:25:17	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	Witness Direct Examination	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	Video Recording
01:34:45	General Case Activities
01:35:51	Break
01:49:05	Witness Direct Examination	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	Video Recording
03:04:44	End of Session

Monroe v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Outcome

SESSIONS

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:16	Witness Direct Examination	Tennille, Andre	Ewing, William	In Person
01:15:21	Break
01:30:33	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Ewing, William	In Person
02:06:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tennille, Andre	Ewing, William	In Person
02:09:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:53	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
00:42:10	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
01:03:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
01:17:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
01:21:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
01:22:51	Break
01:39:07	Witness Direct Examination		Sanger, Joan	Video Recording
02:58:32	General Case Activities	Zupancic, Amy
03:23:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Brown, Wendell	In Person
00:13:44	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Brown, Scarlet	In Person
00:26:07	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	In Person
01:12:06	Break
01:25:13	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	In Person
01:39:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	In Person
01:42:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Dodson, Dr. Ronald PhD	In Person
01:43:39	General Case Activities	Zupancic, Amy
02:25:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:17	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Buck, Brenda	Video Conference
01:15:52	General Case Activities
01:30:48	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Buck, Brenda	Video Conference
01:56:31	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Buck, Brenda	Video Conference
01:59:02	General Case Activities
02:02:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:48	Witness Direct Examination	Cheeley, Robert	Jameson, Charles	In Person
01:34:05	Break
01:47:10	Witness Direct Examination	Cheeley, Robert	Jameson, Charles	In Person
01:51:50	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jameson, Charles	In Person
03:18:18	Witness Cross Examination	Knutson, Sherry	Jameson, Charles	In Person
03:19:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cheeley, Robert	Jameson, Charles	In Person
00:10:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jameson, Charles	In Person
00:23:57	General Case Activities	Zupancic, Amy
00:32:53	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Pfau, Jean	In Person
01:49:30	General Case Activities
01:58:16	Break
02:06:58	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Pfau, Jean	In Person
02:07:41	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Pfau, Jean	In Person
02:25:44	Witness Cross Examination	Knutson, Sherry	Pfau, Jean	In Person
02:27:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Pfau, Jean	In Person
02:34:26	General Case Activities
03:34:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:01	Witness Direct Examination	Barnes, Roy	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
01:30:11	Break
01:45:54	Witness Direct Examination	Barnes, Roy	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
02:07:07	General Case Activities
02:12:15	Witness Direct Examination	Barnes, Roy	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
03:30:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Barnes, Roy	Webber, Dr. James PhD	In Person
01:02:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:18	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Spencer, Jeanne	In Person
01:15:42	Break
01:33:44	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Spencer, Jeanne	In Person
01:49:29	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Spencer, Jeanne	In Person
02:45:57	Witness Cross Examination	Tinsley, Caroline	Spencer, Jeanne	In Person
02:47:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Spencer, Jeanne	In Person
02:58:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Spencer, Jeanne	In Person
02:59:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:11	General Case Activities	Zupancic, Amy
00:15:12	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:08:35	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:42:39	Witness Cross Examination	Knutson, Sherry	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:47:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:55:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:57:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Knutson, Sherry	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:59:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:02	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Kristen	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
00:50:18	General Case Activities
00:57:12	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Kristen	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
01:12:53	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
01:16:13	General Case Activities
01:22:50	Break
01:33:35	General Case Activities
01:34:17	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
02:33:47	Witness Cross Examination	Knutson, Sherry	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
02:42:10	General Case Activities
02:53:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Oliver, Kristen	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
03:06:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
03:20:07	General Case Activities
03:52:32	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:42	General Case Activities	Zupancic, Amy
00:35:37	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Kristen	Myers, Terri	In Person
00:48:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:51	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Monroe, Dr. Charvette	In Person
00:36:51	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, Charissa	Monroe, Dr. Charvette	In Person
00:40:30	General Case Activities	Zupancic, Amy
00:53:14	Break
01:15:39	Witness Direct Examination	Barnes, Roy	Davis, Sam	In Person
01:25:11	Witness Direct Examination	Bevis, John	Millender, Jacqueline	In Person
01:55:21	General Case Activities
02:39:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:04	Witness Direct Examination	Barnes, Roy	Monroe, Dr. Charvette	In Person
00:35:47	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
01:42:50	Break
02:01:36	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
02:37:18	Witness Cross Examination	Cheeley, Robert	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
03:04:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
03:21:58	General Case Activities
03:25:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
00:51:15	Break
01:01:29	Witness Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
01:44:31	Witness Cross Examination	Oliver, Kristen	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
02:32:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
02:33:38	Break
02:46:09	General Case Activities
02:52:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:24	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:55:37	Break
02:23:48	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:24:53	Witness Cross Examination	Barnes, Roy	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:38:05	General Case Activities
02:45:58	Witness Cross Examination	Barnes, Roy	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:33:16	General Case Activities
03:35:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:28	Witness Cross Examination	Barnes, Roy	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:35:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:42:01	Witness Direct Examination		Rungruang, Dr. Bunja	Video Recording
01:29:06	General Case Activities
02:12:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:19	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Finan, Michael	In Person
01:29:22	Break
01:48:35	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Finan, Michael	In Person
01:48:51	Witness Cross Examination	Oliver, Kristen	Finan, Michael	In Person
02:43:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Finan, Michael	In Person
02:56:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Oliver, Kristen	Finan, Michael	In Person
02:58:41	General Case Activities	Voss, Jennifer
03:34:15	General Case Activities
03:36:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	General Case Activities	Voss, Jennifer
00:36:41	Witness Direct Examination		Spencer, Jeanne	Video Recording
01:00:54	General Case Activities
01:03:42	General Case Activities
01:06:07	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:31:50	Break
		01:47:30	General Case Activities
		03:11:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:28	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
02:21:39	Break
02:42:34	Closing Statement	Knutson, Sherry
03:01:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Closing Statement	Barnes, Roy
01:28:47	Break
01:40:19	Closing Statement	Barnes, Roy
02:00:50	General Case Activities
02:39:48	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:25	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:54	General Case Activities
		00:08:30	End of Session