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

Verdict for plaintiff.

Total damages: $15 million in compensatory damages, with punitive damages to be determined at a later 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