By Amanda Bronstad | July 26, 2021
An Illinois state court judge issued the contempt order Monday against Johnson & Johnson and its vice president of women's health, Dr. Susan Nicholson, after she failed to appear for cross-examination as a defense witness in the trial, according to Beasley Allen, which is representing plaintiff Colleen Cadagin.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 9, 2021
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic halted trial plans, jurors are scheduled to hear three cases this summer in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Missouri, alleging Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer. The first one, brought on behalf of Elizabeth Driscoll, who died in 2016 at age 69, begins July 12—and could involve only vaccinated jurors.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Anthony Anastasio | June 17, 2021
OPED: Senate Bill 697, which seeks to transform the tort of public nuisance in the context of lead paint, received the endorsement of NJ's Attorney General. The endorsement is surprising, as the bill constitutes a radical departure from the rule of law.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 28, 2021
Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Ana Viscomi, who oversaw the 2018 trial, "did not assess the methodology, or the underlying data used by the two experts to form their opinions," according to Wednesday's opinion.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Dan Roe | February 12, 2021
Greg Dadika's move to Greenberg Traurig is one of several in-house leader moves to the Am Law 200 this year.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 10, 2021
The case, a smoker's lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., is the first jury trial to occur at a new courthouse in Multnomah County Circuit Court. It is among the rare civil trials attempting to occur in person during the pandemic; a separate in-person bench trial in Los Angeles concluded Wednesday with a $23.7 million verdict.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Mitchell W. Taraschi and Alexander J. Gacos | December 9, 2020
On June 3, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that "manufacturers and distributors can be found strictly liable for failure to warn of the dangers of their products, including their asbestos-containing components and a third party's replacement components."
By Amanda Bronstad | September 28, 2020
The case, in Alameda County Superior Court, lasted 36 days and was the first all-virtual jury trial in the nation.
By Jonathan Erway | September 25, 2020
Hill Wallack Supports Annual Backpack Drive Hill Wallack in Princeton continued its tradition of supporting the Jewish Family Children's Service…
By Amanda Bronstad | September 3, 2020
The verdict for Honeywell International comes after the defendant highlighted numerous problems with the virtual trial in California's Alameda County Superior Court.
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