Winning Litigators: Diane Sullivan, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Our 2019 special report honors trial lawyers for their victories in high-stakes matters.
August 26, 2019 at 10:00 AM
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Tell us about your biggest trial win from January 2018 through June 2019 and how you achieved the result for your client.
I'm serving as a lead trial counsel to [Johnson & Johnson] in the talc mass tort, which involves significant reputational stakes. Plaintiffs in these 15,000+ cases allege that exposure to asbestos in J&J's signature baby powder causes cancer. My biggest trial win was a unanimous defense verdict in October following four weeks of trial in New Jersey state court. This was a critical outcome because it helped turn the tide for J&J after it suffered a string of adverse verdicts. Key to this result was underscoring for the jury J&J's decades of extensive product testing upheld by independent/government authorities, and emphasizing how plaintiff's attorneys were manufacturing a case for money.
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