Alameda County
Recent News About Alameda County
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Price becomes latest 'progressive prosecutor' tossed from office amid anti-crime outcry
Voters appeared to deliver big wins to the efforts to recall both Alameda County D.A. Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, following on successful efforts elsewhere to oust other progressive leaders whose policies have been blamed for spike in crime -
Jury decides Johnson & Johnson negligent in causing man’s mesothelioma in Northern California trial, awards $18.8 million
An Alameda County jury on Tuesday decided that Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused a man's deadly mesothelioma and awarded $18.8 million in damages for negligence and failure to warn -
Closing arguments heard in man’s lawsuit over toxic baby powder; Verdict delayed
In a Northern California trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused a man's mesothelioma a jury verdict in the six-week-long case has been delayed -
Plaintiff attorneys go after Johnson & Johnson product safety officer claims of asbestos-free powder
In a trial to decide if asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused a man’s mesothelioma, plaintiff attorneys challenged a J&J safety officer’s claims that the powder was clean -
J&J chief medical officer says Johnson & Johnson baby powder safe despite trace FDA finding
In a trial to decide if a man's rare and deadly cancer was caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder, the company's chief medical officer said no, contradicting an FDA finding. -
Plaintiff, mother recount agony of illness in J&J mesothelioma trial
The plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson baby powder of causing his cancer and his mother testified on their ordeal while defense attorneys continued to place the blame for the illness elsewhere -
Defense attorneys grill plaintiff witness on resume, pay, motives in Johnson & Johnson baby powder trial
Attorneys defending Johnson & Johnson in a Northern California trial accusing the company’s baby powder of causing a Merced man’s cancer questioned the credentials and case review of a plaintiff witness oncologist. -
Doctors recount agony of man with mesothelioma in Northern California Johnson & Johnson trial
Doctors recounting the illness of a man with a rare cancer who is suing Johnson & Johnson told attorneys the company’s baby powder is the likely culprit although they can’t be certain. -
Defense attorneys use past words to discredit plaintiff expert witness in Northern California talc trial
In a trial accusing Johnson & Johnson of causing a Northern California man's cancer attorneys for the company on Tuesday sought to show that a plaintiff witness was disingenuous -
Plaintiff's expert says J&J got lab to fib on asbestos in Northern California talc powder trial
A microscope researcher expert witness told a jury that Johnson & Johnson officials had asked a testing lab to alter a test to read that no asbestos was found in their baby powder. -
Johnson & Johnson defense attorneys challenge plaintiff researcher’s cancer fiber no-show in Northern California trial
Defense attorneys in a trial to determine if a man’s mesothelioma was caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder continued to say visible proof is lacking while plaintiff attorneys maintain that it’s by far the most likely culprit -
Medical asbestos researcher tells court asbestos in J&J baby powder caused man's mesothelioma in Northern California trial
A medical occupational specialist serving as an expert plaintiff witness said toxic asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused a man's mesothelioma