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Jan. 15: Alameda County Superior Court docket for other employment cases
The following other employment-related cases were on the docket in the Alameda County Superior Court on Jan. 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Alameda County Superior Court: Actions Taken on Jan. 15
The Alameda County Superior Court reported the following activity on Jan. 15 in the suits below: -
Plaintiff witness says testing for asbestos flawed in ongoing J&J talc trial
ALAMEDA – An expert witness appearing on behalf of Terry Leavitt told a jury on Thursday the testing of Johnson and Johnson baby powder for possible contamination with asbestos was imperfect and that previous findings of no asbestos were likely wrong. -
Alameda County Superior Court: Actions Taken on Jan. 9
The Alameda County Superior Court reported the following activity on Jan. 9 in the suits below: -
Court activity on Jan. 9: Thomas Alva Turner vs Compass Group Usa Inc.
The Alameda County Superior Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Thomas Alva Turner against Compass Group Usa Inc., James Nagel, Steve Neff, Ian Shocklie, University Of California Berkeley and University Of California Board Of Regents on Jan. 9: 'Complaint-Wrongful Termination Filed' -
Jan. 9: Alameda County Superior Court docket for wrongful termination cases
The following wrongful termination-related cases were on the docket in the Alameda County Superior Court on Jan. 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
J&J lawyer points to cancer-free talc millers, miners; First plaintiff witness called in Alameda trial
ALAMEDA – Attorneys for baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson wrapped up opening arguments Tuesday as the attorney for the plaintiff Terry Leavitt called the first expert witness attempting to prove that talc use caused Leavitt’s mesothelioma. -
POLSINELLI PC: Polsinelli’s Patrick Woolley is Member of National Team Earning Second Place Honors at Diversity in Law Hackathon Competition
.Polsinelli Shareholder Patrick Woolley worked with a team of seven professionals that took second place in a competition against nine other teams at the second annual Diversity in Law Hackathon this month in San Francisco. -
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Adds White Collar Litigator and Former Federal Prosecutor Byron McLain in Los Angeles
Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Byron McLain has joined the firm’s Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice as a partner in its Los Angeles office. -
MCCATHERN PLLC: McCathern Welcomes New Intellectual Property Partner to LA Office
McCathern is excited to announce the addition of intellectual property partner, Christopher Barkley, to our Los Angeles office! -
All female appeals panel affirms dismissal of San Jose State professor’s defamation suit
SAN JOSE – An all-female judges’ panel in California's Sixth District Court of Appeal, which was noted on the court’s website as an historic event, recently affirmed a lower court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit filed by a San Jose State University professor who had claimed some university employees and university administrators accused him of trying to defraud the university by seeking airfare reimbursement for himself and a traveling companion. -
Companies gear up for review and reversal of lead paint public nuisance case
SACRAMENTO - Businesses and legal scholars are weighing in on a request that the U.S. Supreme Court review, and then overturn, a decision out of California that penalizes companies over lead-based paint, forcing them to pay potentially hundreds of millions for clean up costs. -
Widow of deceased NFL football star sues NCAA over head injuries
SAN DIEGO - The widow of former NFL and NCAA football player Jeffrey Staggs filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Aug. 27, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, naming the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as defendant. -
GORDON & REES LLP: Gordon & Rees Elevates 25 to Partnership
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani has elevated 25 attorneys to partnership. -
Defense makes non-asbestos claim while plaintiff attorney argues fragments are asbestos in J&J trial
Add Teaser here LOS ANGELES – Attorneys for the defense of Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit alleging the company’s baby powder caused a woman to develop mesothelioma on Tuesday sought to establish that fragments in talc powder can look a lot like asbestos, and not actually be asbestos. -
NCAA wrongful death suit involving CTE could impact the sport itself, player rep agency lawyer says
A recent wrongful death lawsuit filed against the NCAA alleging a former linebacker at San Diego State University who went on to play for San Diego Chargers died as a result of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a type of trauma suffered in contact sports, could have implications that go beyond the NCAA, an attorney with an NFL player representation agency said. -
Mineralogist for defendant: Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder has no asbestos
LOS ANGELES – A lead scientist for Imerys Talc America Inc., the talc mining company that supplies Johnson & Johnson with the talc used in its baby powder, said testing showed no asbestos. -
First defense witness claims talc powder not cause of woman’s mesothelioma
LOS ANGELES – Plaintiffs concluded their witness testimony and the defense called their first witness on Wednesday, a Welsh pathologist who told a jury Carolyn Weirick did not acquire mesothelioma from using Johnson & Johnson baby powder. -
Former Johnson & Johnson safety officer testifies in talc trial that company made safety a priority
LOS ANGELES – A lay witness for Johnson & Johnson said Monday in a taped deposition filmed last April the company’s talc powder is clean of asbestos, refuting plaintiff Carolyn Weirick’s allegations that the company’s baby powder caused her to develop mesothelioma. -
Plaintiff witness says asbestos found in talc mine samples; On cross, witness admits products not tested
LOS ANGELES – A scientist called on behalf of plaintiff Carolyn Weirick in her lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for the baby powder she claimed caused her mesothelioma said on Thursday asbestos fibers had been found in samples taken from the Italian and Vermont talc mines that supplied the company.