Pui Fong, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

In this cosmetic talc trial, Amy Fong developed mesothelioma after years of using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder. Amy and her husband sue Johnson & Johnson, claiming asbestos present within the powder caused her cancer.

Representatives for the Fongs accuse Johnson & Johnson of knowing that talc powder contained asbestos but concealing it from the public to preserve their sales.

Attorneys for Johnson & Johnson assert that the talc powder is safe due to extensive testing yielding no results of asbestos. They claim that Ms. Fong's cancer likely came from asbestos inhalation from nearby construction during her childhood in Hong Kong.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Fong, Pui
Defense: Johnson & Johnson

Judge: David Cunningham
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Spring Street Courthouse

Case Number: BC675449
Industry: Manufacturing, Chemical
Practice Area: Asbestos, Products Liability, Toxic Torts

Plaintiff

Fong, Pui

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Branscome, Kimberly (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
Bhimani, Jay (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Opening Statement	Satterley, Joseph
		00:31:34	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Smith, Dr. Allan	In Person
01:03:36	Witness Cross Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Smith, Dr. Allan	In Person
01:44:54	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Smith, Dr. Allan	In Person
00:57:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Smith, Dr. Allan	In Person
01:02:13	Break
01:49:14	General Case Activities
01:56:08	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
02:31:59	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
00:26:56	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
01:09:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
01:10:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
01:25:20	Break
01:56:17	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
02:30:33	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
01:12:14	Break
01:36:33	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
02:40:31	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
01:02:21	Break
01:28:48	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
02:16:47	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
00:07:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
00:55:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
01:10:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
01:16:05	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:23:01	Break
02:07:25	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
02:51:04	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
00:47:38	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:53:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
		00:52:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
00:39:46	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Blount, Dr. Alice MD	Video Recording
00:44:16	Break
01:18:35	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Blount, Dr. Alice MD	Video Recording
02:17:00	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Blount, Dr. Alice MD	Video Recording
00:27:52	Break
00:48:23	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Blount, Dr. Alice MD	Video Recording
01:30:54	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
00:31:24	Witness Direct Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Chu, Judy	In Person
01:05:08	Break
01:26:24	Witness Direct Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Chu, Judy	In Person
02:22:03	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Rosolowsky, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:33:35	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
01:02:53	Break
01:45:06	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
02:18:53	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
00:50:02	Break
01:31:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:47:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
		00:15:17	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
00:46:19	Break
01:12:39	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:06:35	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
		00:49:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
		01:19:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:08	Break
01:40:52	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:43:18	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
00:58:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:14:50	Break
01:40:41	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:44:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
02:22:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
02:33:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
02:34:49	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
		00:02:58	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
01:18:08	Break
01:34:33	Witness Cross Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
02:24:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Madigan, Dr. David PhD.	In Person
02:30:03	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Horn, Dr. Barry	In Person
03:06:30	Break
03:27:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Horn, Dr. Barry	In Person
03:44:53	Witness Cross Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Horn, Dr. Barry	In Person
04:14:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Horn, Dr. Barry	In Person
04:17:41	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Wong, Tahi	In Person
00:48:10	Break
01:09:29	Witness Cross Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
02:37:03	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
00:55:59	Break
01:38:09	Witness Cross Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
02:30:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
02:44:02	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Fong, Pui	In Person
00:59:32	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Fong, Pui	In Person
01:19:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Fong, Pui	In Person
01:24:44	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Johnson, Robert	In Person
00:46:40	Witness Cross Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Johnson, Robert	In Person
00:51:30	Break
01:29:03	Witness Cross Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Johnson, Robert	In Person
01:48:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Johnson, Robert	In Person
02:01:00	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Picariello, Christopher	Video Recording
02:14:33	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
00:43:54	Break
01:05:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Hopkins, John	Transcript Reading
01:33:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:17:23	General Case Activities	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:40:28	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:48:28	Break
01:48:29	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:47:18	Break
03:20:30	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
03:45:58	End of Session

NOV

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:04	Break
01:17:08	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:42:15	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:21:19	End of Session

DEC

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:57:47	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:57	Break
01:42:12	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:43	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:57:57	Break
01:26:19	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:19	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:42	Break
01:29:42	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:17:47	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:38:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:52:20	Break
01:13:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:49:10	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:20:53	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Mossman, Brooke	In Person
00:53:46	General Case Activities	Rivamonte, Ian	Mossman, Brooke	In Person
01:02:58	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Mossman, Brooke	In Person
01:09:33	Break
01:31:28	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Mossman, Brooke	In Person
02:35:40	Witness Cross Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Mossman, Brooke	In Person
02:41:35	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Mossman, Brooke	In Person
00:19:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Mossman, Brooke	In Person
00:26:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rivamonte, Ian	Mossman, Brooke	In Person
00:31:22	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Daly, Brian	In Person
00:30:50	General Case Activities	Satterley, Joseph	Daly, Brian	In Person
00:40:11	Witness Direct Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Daly, Brian	In Person
01:08:06	Break
01:44:39	Witness Direct Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Daly, Brian	In Person
02:39:47	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Daly, Brian	In Person
01:15:28	Break
01:38:39	Witness Direct Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Daly, Brian	In Person
01:39:22	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Daly, Brian	In Person
02:15:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bhimani, Jay	Daly, Dr. Dale M.D.	In Person
02:16:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Daly, Brian	In Person
02:17:08	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Fong, Pui	Video Recording
00:08:50	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Friedman, Dr. Elliot M.D.	Video Recording
00:13:18	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
00:48:26	General Case Activities	Satterley, Joseph	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
00:56:20	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:08:45	Break
01:29:25	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:37:46	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
00:52:21	Break
01:15:38	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:51:44	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
00:58:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:06:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:08:26	Break
01:49:43	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:02:51	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

DEC

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Pui Fong, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
01:06:38	Break
01:28:13	General Case Activities
01:30:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
02:26:13	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Paik, Dr. Nam	In Person
02:38:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:00	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
01:18:45	Break
02:02:45	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Moline, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
02:50:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:10	Witness Direct Examination	Satterley, Joseph	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
00:48:07	Break
01:05:02	Witness Cross Examination	Branscome, Kimberly	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:04:38	Break
01:25:20	General Case Activities
01:26:24	Closing Statement	Satterley, Joseph
02:24:59	End of Session