Sugarman v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

Summary

In this cosmetic talc trial, decedent Marilyn Seskin died due to a rare form of peritoneal cancer. This cancer came after a lifetime of Johnson & Johnson baby powder use, which is alleged by representatives for the plaintiff to contain asbestos.

Plaintiff Bob Sugarman, Seskins husband, sues Johnson & Johnson, claiming that they knowingly produced baby powder contaminated by asbestos. This asbestos, he believes, caused Seskins cancer.

Defendant Johnson & Johnson disputes these claims. They assert that the studies the plaintiff relied on were flawed and propose that Seskins cancer came from other risk factors.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Sugarman, Riobert
Defense: Johnson & Johnson

Judge: William Thomas
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2019CA017627
Industry: Printing
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Sugarman, Riobert

Represented By:
O'Dell, Leigh (Beasley Allen Law Firm (Montgomery))
Oliver, Lance (Motley Rice LLC)

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Represented By:
Brown, Allison (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP)
Diolombi, Hassia (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH Dr. Arthur Sitelman

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
00:04:55	General Case Activities
00:10:04	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
00:17:05	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
00:42:45	General Case Activities
00:50:14	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
01:24:06	General Case Activities
01:25:46	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
02:38:44	General Case Activities
02:39:27	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:41	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Sitelman, Dr. Arthur	In Person
00:30:14	General Case Activities
00:33:30	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Sitelman, Dr. Arthur	In Person
01:04:24	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Sitelman, Dr. Arthur	In Person
01:45:20	General Case Activities
01:53:22	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Sitelman, Dr. Arthur	In Person
02:19:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Sitelman, Dr. Arthur	In Person
02:38:06	General Case Activities
02:42:41	General Case Activities		Sitelman, Dr. Arthur	In Person
02:46:18	End of Session

FEB

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
01:03:23	Break
01:12:44	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
01:24:58	Witness Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
03:05:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:15:58	Witness Cross Examination	Oliver, Lance	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:38:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:44:05	Break
00:48:15	General Case Activities
00:51:05	General Case Activities		Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
00:58:58	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Oliver, Lance	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:01:27	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:06:15	Break
02:12:30	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:45:42	General Case Activities
02:46:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:39	Witness Cross Examination	Pendell, Michael	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:47	Break
01:44:52	Witness Cross Examination	Pendell, Michael	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
02:35:10	End of Session

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Sugarman v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

Summary

SESSIONS WITH Dr. Arthur Sitelman

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:08:33	Opening Statement	Oliver, Lance
01:53:50	Opening Statement	Brown, Allison
02:39:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:40	Witness Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:05:25	General Case Activities
02:06:59	Break
02:19:59	General Case Activities
02:20:49	Witness Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
03:25:09	General Case Activities
03:32:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:32	Break
00:24:00	General Case Activities
00:30:36	Witness Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:41:38	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
01:38:16	Break
01:49:53	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:21:52	General Case Activities
02:26:17	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
03:16:49	General Case Activities
03:33:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:20:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:35:20	General Case Activities
00:37:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:43:55	General Case Activities
00:52:28	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
02:10:37	General Case Activities
02:14:22	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
02:23:43	General Case Activities
02:27:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:44	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
01:46:22	Break
01:53:13	General Case Activities
01:55:36	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
03:04:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:16	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
01:04:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Freidenfelds, Dr. Lara	In Person
01:30:56	Break
01:39:02	General Case Activities
01:42:18	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Sugarman, Robert	In Person
03:12:00	General Case Activities
03:15:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:10	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:43:18	Break
01:53:16	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:58:24	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Diaz, Matt	In Person
02:21:07	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Diaz, Matt	In Person
02:25:42	General Case Activities
02:27:32	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Diaz, Matt	In Person
02:29:40	Witness Direct Examination	Stemkowski, Laura	Rigler , Dr. Mark PH.D	In Person
03:26:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:19	Witness Direct Examination	Stemkowski, Laura	Rigler , Dr. Mark PH.D	In Person
00:41:20	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Rigler , Dr. Mark PH.D	In Person
01:32:34	General Case Activities
01:38:05	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Rigler , Dr. Mark PH.D	In Person
01:53:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stemkowski, Laura	Rigler , Dr. Mark PH.D	In Person
02:00:06	General Case Activities		Rigler , Dr. Mark PH.D	In Person
02:01:40	Break
02:04:27	General Case Activities
02:05:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:38	Witness Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Ness, Dr. Roberta M.D.	In Person
02:02:13	General Case Activities
02:17:31	Witness Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Ness, Dr. Roberta M.D.	In Person
02:41:13	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Ness, Dr. Roberta M.D.	In Person
02:56:37	General Case Activities
02:58:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Ness, Dr. Roberta M.D.	In Person
01:46:11	Break
01:56:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Ness, Dr. Roberta M.D.	In Person
02:20:51	General Case Activities
02:28:14	General Case Activities		Ness, Dr. Roberta M.D.	In Person
02:30:42	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:12	Witness Direct Examination	Morrissey, Thomas	Video Recording
00:46:21	Break
00:50:37	Witness Direct Examination	Nicholson, Dr. Susan M.D.	Video Recording
02:06:05	Break
02:13:24	Witness Direct Examination	Ronell, Diana	Video Recording
02:51:35	General Case Activities
02:53:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:03	Witness Direct Examination	Pendell, Michael	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
01:11:47	General Case Activities
01:17:58	Witness Direct Examination	Pendell, Michael	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
01:44:04	General Case Activities
01:52:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:21	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
00:53:21	General Case Activities
00:57:12	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
01:30:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pendell, Michael	Chan, Dr. John	In Person
01:43:13	General Case Activities
01:44:34	General Case Activities		Chan, Dr. John	In Person
01:51:39	Witness Direct Examination		French, Tina	Video Recording
01:54:13	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
02:20:03	General Case Activities
02:58:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:02	Witness Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
00:40:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
00:59:04	Break
01:03:00	General Case Activities		Osann, Dr. Kathryn	In Person
01:08:48	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:16:31	General Case Activities
01:19:39	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:35:28	General Case Activities
02:00:44	Break
02:03:04	General Case Activities
02:16:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:52:42	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:25:04	Break
02:37:04	General Case Activities
02:38:33	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:45:55	General Case Activities
02:50:45	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
02:53:29	Witness Cross Examination	Oliver, Lance	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
03:34:35	General Case Activities
03:43:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:05	Witness Cross Examination	Pendell, Michael	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:35:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:47:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Pendell, Michael	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:48:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
00:48:52	Break
00:55:26	General Case Activities		Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	In Person
01:14:07	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
02:28:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:30	Witness Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
00:35:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
00:59:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
01:06:24	Break
01:14:47	General Case Activities
01:16:09	General Case Activities		Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
01:34:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
01:38:03	General Case Activities
01:51:48	Witness Direct Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Boyd, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
02:28:19	General Case Activities
02:39:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:48	Closing Statement	Oliver, Lance
01:21:45	Closing Statement	Brown, Allison
02:31:36	Closing Statement	Oliver, Lance
02:39:19	General Case Activities
03:15:00	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:00	Break
		00:20:41	General Case Activities
		00:24:55	End of Session