Plotkin v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

In this talc case against Johnson & Johnson, plaintiff claims asbestos in defendant's talc-based "Baby Powder" caused him to develop mesothelioma.

Plaintiff contends defendant knew its product contained asbestos and was a danger to consumers but failed to warn the public.

The defense contends its product is safe and that plaintiff's cancer was not caused by asbestos exposure.

Outcome

For the plaintiff: $15 million in compensatory damages and a finding of punitive liability, with punitive damages determined at a future date.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Plotkin, Evan
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Verdict: $15,000,000

Judge: Charles Reed
Jurisdiction: Bridgeport Judicial District of Connecticut
Court: Superior Court of Bridgeport

Case Number: FBT-CV21-6109520-S
Industry
Practice Area: Products Liability, Asbestos

Plaintiff

Plotkin, Evan

Represented By:
Braly, Benjamin (Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP)
Horn, Ethan (Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP)

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Oxley, William (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)
Kelly, Meghan (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:15	Opening Statement	Braly, Benjamin
01:25:32	Break
01:41:55	Opening Statement	Oxley, William
02:41:29	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:16:00	Break
01:35:02	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:32:30	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:42:00	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
00:17:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
00:27:05	Break
01:29:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:34:20	Break
01:42:05	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:42:00	Break
02:43:49	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:45:23	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:48:10	Break
01:02:45	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:29:50	Break
01:56:30	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:42:47	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:53:15	Break
01:31:10	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:48:30	Break
01:56:50	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:10:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:08:25	Break
01:28:40	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:05:30	Break
02:07:06	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:44:22	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:15:40	Break
01:39:05	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:45:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:20:46	Break
01:38:31	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:32:58	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:17:00	Break
01:34:30	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:40:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:22:36	Break
01:42:52	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:39:51	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:27:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:49:35	Break
00:53:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:01:50	Break
01:05:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:19:50	Break
01:50:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:38:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:24:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:02:50	Break
01:23:40	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:29:28	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
00:57:09	Break
01:14:54	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:00:49	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:15	Break
01:41:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:50:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:51:28	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Tess	In Person
02:25:28	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
		01:20:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:07:28	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:30:03	Break
00:49:50	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:27:32	Break
01:46:15	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:00:50	Break
02:05:50	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:26:44	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:31:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:19:25	Break
01:37:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:48:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:49:10	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	O'Brien, George	In Person
01:56:00	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Plotkin, Oscar	In Person
02:06:28	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Plotkin, Oscar	In Person
02:28:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Plotkin, Oscar	In Person
02:33:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Newland, Peter	In Person
00:13:55	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Julian	In Person
00:43:47	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Plotkin, Julian	In Person
00:52:03	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:16:04	Break
01:35:14	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
02:48:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
00:52:41	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:23:43	Break
01:43:21	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
02:00:54	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:12:31	Break
01:33:12	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
02:07:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
02:36:58	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
00:34:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
00:42:50	Witness Direct Examination		Mongon, Thibaut	Video Recording
01:24:45	Break
01:43:21	Witness Direct Examination		Mongon, Thibaut	Video Recording
01:50:56	Witness Direct Examination		Ruh, Paul	Video Recording
02:52:19	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
00:52:25	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
01:10:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
01:13:30	Break
01:32:45	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
02:40:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
00:04:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
00:08:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
00:09:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
00:11:30	General Case Activities
00:24:17	Break
00:29:40	General Case Activities
00:36:33	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Plotkin, Daniel	In Person
00:04:59	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Plotkin, Daniel	In Person
00:15:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Plotkin, Daniel	In Person
00:17:15	General Case Activities
00:23:11	Break
00:40:48	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Barry-Plotkin, Martha	In Person
01:13:47	Break
01:41:41	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Barry-Plotkin, Martha	In Person
01:44:23	Witness Cross Examination		Barry-Plotkin, Martha	In Person
01:47:17	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:53:00	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:26:20	Break
01:44:05	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:28:42	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:11:38	Break
01:37:10	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:44:23	Witness Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:43:07	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
00:27:30	Break
00:39:41	Witness Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:25:24	Break
01:43:23	Witness Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:07:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:22:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:31:11	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Plotkin v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:44	Witness Direct Examination	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:15:36	Break
01:40:52	Witness Direct Examination	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:42:24	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
01:23:30	Break
01:40:52	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
02:26:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Braly, Benjamin
00:45:15	Break
01:11:30	Closing Statement	Kelly, Meghan
02:27:05	Closing Statement	Braly, Benjamin
02:59:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:40	Reading of the Verdict
		00:16:02	General Case Activities
		00:21:45	End of Session