Expert Opinions Convince California Court To Revive Asbestos-Talc Case Against J&J

Mealey's (September 23, 2021, 12:58 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Even excluding a nonwitness expert’s talc testing results as hearsay, a second expert provided sufficient grounds on which to trace asbestos from talc mines to the finished product a man used for decades, a California appeals court said in applying de novo review and reversing summary judgment for two Johnson & Johnson entities on Sept. 21....