Plaintiffs Lawyers Want to Depose J&J Exec Over Missing Talc Samples
Plaintiffs lawyers have told a New Jersey federal judge they want to depose a Johnson & Johnson representative to address why the company lost or destroyed talcum powder samples that they could have tested in cases alleging women got ovarian cancer from prolonged use of its baby powder.
June 25, 2018 at 06:59 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
Johnson & Johnson's baby powder. Photo Credit: Mike Mozart/Flickr called June 6 objection wrote wrote Drinker Biddle & Reath
In addition to Sharko, Johnson & Johnson's lawyers include Gene Williams, a Houston partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, and John Beisner, leader of the mass torts, insurance and consumer litigation group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Washington, D.C.
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