Thomasina Fowler v. Union Carbide Corp.,et al.

Summary

Jury trial in asbestos exposure lawsuit.

Outcome

Verdict - Compensatory Damages $2,380,000.00
Punitive Damages : $0.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Fowler, Thomasina
Defense: Union Carbide
Verdict: $2,380,000

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

Case Number: L-4820-11
Industry: Manufacturing, Construction
Practice Area: Products Liability, Mass Torts, Asbestos

Plaintiff

Fowler, Thomasina

Represented By:
Long, Amber (Levy Konigsberg LLP)

Defense

Union Carbide

Represented By:
Masterson, Scott (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP )
Woods, Craig (Mayer Brown LLP )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:46	Opening Statement	Long, Amber
01:16:06	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Fowler, Thomasina	In Person
00:35:19	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, Craig	Fowler, Thomasina	In Person
00:37:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Fowler, Thomasina	In Person
00:41:21	Break
01:05:07	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Boyd, Lucius	In Person
01:36:48	Witness Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Boyd, Lucius	In Person
02:15:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Boyd, Lucius	In Person
02:22:37	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Edenfield, Donna	In Person
02:44:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Dover, Rodney	In Person
00:29:40	Witness Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Dover, Rodney	In Person
01:23:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Dover, Rodney	In Person
01:38:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Dover, Rodney	In Person
01:39:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Dover, Rodney	In Person
01:39:25	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
00:31:05	Witness Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
00:44:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:09:26	Break
01:30:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
03:02:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
00:55:56	Break
01:19:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
02:21:08	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:22:30	Break
01:49:10	Witness Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
02:53:19	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:54:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
03:02:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Masterson, Scott	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
03:16:22	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
01:24:40	Break
01:42:39	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:49:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
01:04:33	Break
01:25:57	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:40:30	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
00:57:03	Break
02:23:06	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
03:17:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
01:20:16	Break
01:39:06	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:37:20	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Crapo, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
01:23:15	Break
01:44:58	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Crapo, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
02:48:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Crapo, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
03:05:47	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
00:35:37	Break
00:57:56	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
01:41:22	Break
01:50:09	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:41:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
01:25:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination
01:46:42	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:07:46	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
03:11:05	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
01:20:13	Break
01:43:07	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:10:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:36:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:39:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Oppermon, Sarah	In Person
02:41:42	Witness Direct Examination		Dernehl, Dr. Carl	Transcript Reading
03:21:46	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Woods, Craig	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
01:06:00	Break
01:27:31	Witness Direct Examination	Woods, Craig	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
02:18:44	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Woods, Craig	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
00:51:04	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
01:36:15	Break
01:55:37	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
02:16:35	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
01:17:14	Break
01:37:30	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
03:02:27	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
01:13:37	Break
01:34:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Woods, Craig	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
02:32:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
02:47:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Woods, Craig	Dyson, Dr. William Ph.D	In Person
02:51:51	End of Session

JAN

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
00:54:40	Break
01:13:14	Witness Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
01:57:02	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
02:34:37	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
01:18:24	Break
01:38:31	Witness Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
01:53:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
02:43:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Long, Amber	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
02:52:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Masterson, Scott	Roggli, Dr. Victor M.D.	In Person
02:54:24	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Closings

2 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Openings - Damages

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Long, Amber
00:09:09	Opening Statement	Masterson, Scott
00:27:37	Witness Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Xitco, Heather	In Person
00:39:29	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, Craig	Xitco, Heather	In Person
00:46:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Xitco, Heather	In Person
00:56:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Woods, Craig	Xitco, Heather	In Person
00:57:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Long, Amber	Xitco, Heather	In Person
01:08:19	Witness Direct Examination		Meyers, John	Transcript Reading
01:40:38	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Closings - Damages

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

2 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Thomasina Fowler v. Union Carbide Corp.,et al.

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			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Closing Statement	Masterson, Scott
		01:26:56	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:25	Break
		01:12:04	General Case Activities
		01:15:36	Break
		02:41:00	General Case Activities
		02:43:22	End of Session