By Amanda Bronstad | September 10, 2019
Johnson & Johnson has moved for a mistrial in a high-profile talc trial after a New Jersey judge struck the closing argument of its attorney, Diane Sullivan, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, then allowed the plaintiffs attorneys to follow with final statements "soaked with venom." Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Ana Viscomi admonished Sullivan: "Stop denigrating the lawyers."
By R. Robin McDonald | September 10, 2019
Fulton County State Court Judge Jane Morrison is presiding over a wrongful death case against Johnson & Johnson on claims that decadelong use of its talcum baby powder by Diane Brower led to her 2016 death from ovarian cancer.
By Catherine Wilson | September 10, 2019
The Miami law firm is a small, tight-knit group of attorneys accustomed to playing on the national and international stage.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 9, 2019
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who will oversee a closely watched Oct. 21 jury trial next month, refused to toss claims that the opioid manufacturers created a public nuisance.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 9, 2019
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who will oversee a closely watched Oct. 21 jury trial next month, refused to toss claims that the opioid manufacturers created a public nuisance.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 6, 2019
Among the amicus groups filing briefs in Monsanto's appeal of the verdict are the California Medical Association, the California Hospitals Association and the California Dental Association, which said "emotional manipulation" influenced the jury's verdict.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 6, 2019
Among the amicus groups filing briefs in Monsanto's appeal of the verdict are the California Medical Association, the California Hospitals Association and the California Dental Association, which said "emotional manipulation" influenced the jury's verdict.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 4, 2019
A federal judge overseeing 2,000 lawsuits over the opioid crisis has rejected some key defenses ahead of a high-profile trial next month.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 3, 2019
In a ruling that could influence 2,000 cases, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster concluded Tuesday that a jury could find "increases in prescription opioids proximately caused harm" to two Ohio counties going to trial next month.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 30, 2019
In a petition for writ of mandamus filed Friday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost argued that the two Ohio counties serving as plaintiffs in the Oct. 21 trial have no legal authority to seek relief from the opioid crisis on behalf of Ohio's residents.
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