Michael Brown, the attorney for Johnson & Johnson, questioned its corporate representative on Thursday, intending to convince a jury that the company had not hidden from better testing methods and no evidence had been found to suggest baby powder caused plaintiff Terry Leavitt’s mesothelioma.
Lawyers for plaintiff Terry Leavitt, during a second day of grilling Johnson & Johnson spokesman John Hopkins, used inter-company documents to try to convince the jury that the company ignored reports of trace amounts of asbestos in its talc baby powder, and declined to switch to safer corn starch.
LOS ANGELES – Defense attorneys for baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson predicted on Tuesday attorneys for plaintiff Carolyn Weirick would not be able to rise to the burden of proof in a lawsuit that claimed the woman’s mesothelioma was caused by talc powder use.
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Fe Springs corporation and a Los Angeles corporation are alleged to have unlawfully used a Korean corporation's textile design in clothing.
SAN FRANCISCO – Windsor attorney Maureen Reilly Wahl faces disbarment by default following a State Bar of California recommendation over 12 counts of allegations she violated professional and business conduct rules.
SAN FRANCISCO – A Windsor customer alleges a car manufacturer knowingly violated U.S. environmental law by putting a "defeat device" in its cars that would temporarily reduce emissions in order to pass inspection.
