Jury Hears Opening Salvos In Los Angeles Asbestos-Talc Trial

(August 22, 2018, 2:29 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California jury on Aug. 20 heard conflicting arguments regarding whether asbestos tainted a company’s talcum powder products as a woman suffering from mesothelioma, a cosmetic talc company and its supplier opened the latest trial (Carolyn Weirick v. Brenntag North America, et al., No. BC656425, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.). VIDEO FROM THIS TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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