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
00:32:45	General Case Activities
00:49:00	Opening Statement	Braly, Benjamin
01:58:17	Break
02:14:40	Opening Statement	Oxley, William
03:14:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:22:45	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:38:45	Break
01:57:47	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:55:15	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
03:04:45	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:21:05	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
00:38:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
00:48:10	Break
01:51:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:55:25	Break
02:03:10	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
03:03:05	Break
03:04:54	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
03:06:28	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:08:35	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:56:45	Break
01:11:20	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:38:25	Break
02:05:05	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:51:22	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:49:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:42:15	Break
02:20:10	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:37:30	Break
02:45:50	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:59:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:17:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:25:25	Break
01:45:40	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:22:30	Break
02:24:06	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
03:01:22	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:27:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:42:40	Break
02:06:05	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
03:12:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:11:24	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:32:10	Break
01:49:55	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
00:27:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:44:00	Break
02:01:30	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
03:07:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:15:24	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:38:00	Break
01:58:16	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:55:15	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:20:55	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:48:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:10:30	Break
01:14:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:22:45	Break
01:26:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:40:45	Break
02:11:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
02:59:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:15:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:40:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Haber, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:18:30	Break
01:39:20	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:45:08	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
01:03:11	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:00:20	Break
02:18:05	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
03:04:00	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:19	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:13:30	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:45	Break
01:55:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:04:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:04:58	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Tess	In Person
02:38:58	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
		01:54:18	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
		03:14:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:20:10	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:27:38	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:50:13	Break
01:10:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:47:42	Break
02:06:25	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:21:00	Break
02:26:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:46:54	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:41:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:12:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:00:25	Break
02:18:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:29:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:30:10	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	O'Brien, George	In Person
02:37:00	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Plotkin, Oscar	In Person
02:47:28	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Plotkin, Oscar	In Person
03:09:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Plotkin, Oscar	In Person
03:14:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:23:25	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Newland, Peter	In Person
00:37:20	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Julian	In Person
01:07:12	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Plotkin, Julian	In Person
01:15:28	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:26:16	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:42:20	Break
02:01:30	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
03:15:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:16:29	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:09:10	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:40:12	Break
01:59:50	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
02:17:23	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
00:41:09	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
01:53:40	Break
02:14:21	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
02:48:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
03:18:07	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:14:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Bailey, Richard	In Person
00:49:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Bailey, Richard	In Person
00:57:10	Witness Direct Examination		Mongon, Thibaut	Video Recording
01:39:05	Break
01:57:41	Witness Direct Examination		Mongon, Thibaut	Video Recording
02:05:16	Witness Direct Examination		Ruh, Paul	Video Recording
03:06:39	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:32:20	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
01:24:45	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
01:43:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
01:45:50	Break
02:05:05	Witness Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
03:12:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:21:00	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
00:25:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
00:29:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
00:30:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Plotkin, Evan	In Person
00:32:30	General Case Activities
00:45:17	Break
00:50:40	General Case Activities
00:57:33	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:20:25	Witness Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Plotkin, Daniel	In Person
00:25:24	Witness Cross Examination	Oxley, William	Plotkin, Daniel	In Person
00:35:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Horn, Ethan	Plotkin, Daniel	In Person
00:37:40	General Case Activities
00:43:36	Break
01:01:13	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Barry-Plotkin, Martha	In Person
01:34:12	Break
02:02:06	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Meghan	Barry-Plotkin, Martha	In Person
02:04:48	Witness Cross Examination		Barry-Plotkin, Martha	In Person
02:07:42	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
03:13:25	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:15:38	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:41:58	Break
01:59:43	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:44:20	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:26:02	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:37:40	Break
02:03:12	Witness Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:10:25	Witness Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
03:09:09	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:28:25	Witness Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
00:55:55	Break
01:08:06	Witness Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:53:49	Break
02:11:48	Witness Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:36:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Oxley, William	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:50:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Braly, Benjamin	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:59:36	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
00:32:04	General Case Activities
00:35:48	Witness Direct Examination	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:47:40	Break
02:12:56	Witness Direct Examination	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
03:14:28	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:13:38	Witness Direct Examination	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:41:57	Break
02:01:46	Witness Direct Examination	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:46:58	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:37:20	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
02:00:50	Break
02:18:12	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
03:03:47	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:20:07	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
01:35:48	Break
02:02:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
02:35:01	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