Texas v. Janssen (Risperdal)

Summary

In this pharmaceutical fraud litigation proceeding, plaintiff State of Texas (ex rel Allen Jones alleged Jannes L.P. (subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) of defrauding the Medicaid program through its off-label promotion of the atypical antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The plaintiffs counsels claimed that Janssen misrepresented the risks and approved used of Risperdal, including use in children and that the State of Texas was defrauded by having to pay for Medicaid prescriptions for Risperdal for off-label uses, costing the state millions.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Cynthia O Keefe, Thomas Melsheimer, Tommy Jacks, Patrick Sweeten, Natalie Arbaugh. The defendant in this case, Jonson & Johnson was represented by attorneys Stephen McConnico, Bryan Lauer, John McDonald and Steve Wingard.

Outcome

Settled.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: State of Texas
Defense: Johnson & Johnson

Judge: John Dietz
Jurisdiction: 250th District Court of Texas
Court: Travis County Courthouse

Case Number: D-1-GV-04-001288
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Practice Area: Pharmaceuticals

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Opening Statement	O'Keeffe, Cynthia
00:11:48	Opening Statement	Melsheimer, Thomas
01:10:45	Break
01:48:43	General Case Activities
01:49:04	Opening Statement	McConnico, Stephen
02:40:35	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

13 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	McDonald, John	Shon, Dr. Steven M.D.	Video Recording
00:19:46	General Case Activities
00:20:57	Break
00:28:23	Witness Direct Examination	Sweeten, Patrick	Leech, Gary	Video Recording
00:34:40	General Case Activities
00:38:41	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Van Norman, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
01:15:28	Break
01:57:19	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Van Norman, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
02:20:30	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Van Norman, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
02:41:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Van Norman, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
02:45:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Van Norman, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
02:45:43	General Case Activities
02:46:23	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Melsheimer, Thomas	Bursch-Smith, Nancy	Video Recording
00:23:00	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Bursch-Smith, Nancy	Video Recording
00:30:15	General Case Activities
00:30:30	General Case Activities
00:34:47	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Struyk, Bill	Video Recording
00:50:06	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Struyk, Bill	Video Recording
00:52:03	Break
01:22:59	Witness Direct Examination	Arbaugh, Natalie	Jones, Allen	In Person
02:01:23	Break
02:11:58	Witness Cross Examination	Wingard, Steve	Jones, Allen	In Person
02:25:35	General Case Activities
02:25:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Arbaugh, Natalie	Jones, Allen	In Person
02:26:31	General Case Activities
02:26:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Friede, Arnold	In Person
00:33:19	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Friede, Arnold	In Person
00:52:47	Break
01:06:17	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Friede, Arnold	In Person
02:10:03	Break
02:12:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Friede, Arnold	In Person
02:27:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Friede, Arnold	In Person
02:29:35	General Case Activities
02:29:44	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Moake, Tiffany	Video Recording
00:54:08	Witness Cross Examination	McConnico, Stephen	Moake, Tiffany	Video Recording
00:56:18	General Case Activities
00:56:59	Break
01:13:58	General Case Activities
01:14:14	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Scott, Shane	Video Recording
01:37:40	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Scott, Shane	Video Recording
01:38:59	General Case Activities
01:39:46	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Perry, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
02:28:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Perry, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
00:13:16	Break
00:21:09	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Perry, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
00:24:40	Witness Cross Examination	McConnico, Stephen	Perry, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
01:15:32	Break
01:28:29	Witness Cross Examination	McConnico, Stephen	Perry, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
01:48:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Perry, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
02:17:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McConnico, Stephen	Perry, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
02:22:51	General Case Activities
02:23:30	Break
02:32:51	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Jones, Toni	Video Recording
02:54:13	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Jones, Toni	Video Recording
00:38:20	Witness Cross Examination	Lauer, Bryan	Jones, Toni	Video Recording
00:40:49	General Case Activities
00:43:46	General Case Activities
00:44:34	General Case Activities
00:46:32	Witness Direct Examination	Sweeten, Patrick	Millwee, Bill	In Person
01:13:29	Break
01:31:13	Witness Direct Examination	Sweeten, Patrick	Millwee, Bill	In Person
01:54:38	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Millwee, Bill	In Person
02:37:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Texas v. Janssen (Risperdal)

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:42	Witness Direct Examination	Melsheimer, Thomas	Anderson, Thomas	Video Recording
00:51:01	General Case Activities
00:52:33	General Case Activities	Jacks, Tommy	Hunt, Margret	In Person
01:01:16	General Case Activities	Lauer, Bryan	Hunt, Margret	In Person
01:07:20	General Case Activities
01:12:21	Break
01:30:17	General Case Activities
01:31:02	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Hunt, Margret	In Person
02:35:33	Witness Cross Examination	Lauer, Bryan	Hunt, Margret	In Person
02:43:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Hunt, Margret	In Person
02:50:31	General Case Activities
02:50:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:59	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Miller, Dr. Alexander M.D.	Video Recording
00:12:19	General Case Activities
00:14:00	General Case Activities
00:15:14	Witness Cross Examination	Lauer, Bryan	Miller, Dr. Alexander M.D.	Video Recording
00:45:01	General Case Activities
00:45:34	General Case Activities	Sweeten, Patrick
00:57:57	General Case Activities
00:58:33	Break
01:14:37	General Case Activities
01:14:57	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Shon, Dr. Steven M.D.	Video Recording
02:27:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:18	Witness Direct Examination	Sweeten, Patrick	Snyder, Laurie	Video Recording
00:13:58	General Case Activities
00:14:05	General Case Activities
00:14:59	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Stone, Dr. Susan M.D.	Video Recording
00:34:16	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Stone, Dr. Susan M.D.	Video Recording
00:44:15	General Case Activities	Melsheimer, Thomas
00:48:43	General Case Activities
00:49:06	Break
01:18:36	Witness Direct Examination	Sweeten, Patrick	Schroeder, Dr. Steven M.D.	Video Recording
01:26:20	Witness Cross Examination	Lauer, Bryan	Schroeder, Dr. Steven M.D.	Video Recording
01:30:52	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Coard, Percy II	Video Recording
02:03:29	Witness Cross Examination	Lauer, Bryan	Coard, Percy II	Video Recording
02:09:47	General Case Activities
02:09:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sweeten, Patrick	Millwee, Bill	In Person
00:10:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Millwee, Bill	In Person
00:15:14	General Case Activities
00:15:54	General Case Activities
00:16:19	Break
00:17:38	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Robinson, Dr. Valerie M.D.	Video Recording
00:44:26	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Robinson, Dr. Valerie M.D.	Video Recording
00:59:43	General Case Activities
00:59:58	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Dott, Dr. Sharon M.D.	Video Recording
01:16:34	Break
01:32:11	Witness Direct Examination	Jacks, Tommy	Reines, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
01:52:19	Witness Cross Examination	McDonald, John	Reines, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
02:02:23	General Case Activities
02:03:11	Witness Direct Examination	Melsheimer, Thomas	Glenmullen, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
03:01:16	End of Session