Johnson & Johnson Wants $4.69B Asbestos Verdict Vacated, New Trials Granted

Mealey's (October 9, 2018, 2:09 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — An asbestos-talc trial’s identical awards to a variety of 22 plaintiffs evidences the prejudice joinder caused, which was only heightened by plaintiffs’ counsel’s improper statements and the admission of unreliable expert testimony, two Johnson & Johnson entities told a Missouri judge on Sept. 20 (Gail Ingham, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., No. 1522-CC-10417, Mo. Cir., St. Louis Co.)....