New Jersey Court Faults Asbestos-Talc Expert Admissions, Topples $224M Award

(October 4, 2023, 12:42 PM EDT) -- NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Given the apparent defects in expert opinions a trial judge improperly admitted three asbestos experts in a talc case without first holding a hearing on whether their methodologies and opinions were reliable, a New Jersey appeals court said Oct. 3 in reversing a $223.8 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and remanding for a new trial....