Gloria Ristesund v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

A Missouri state court jury on Monday slammed Johnson & Johnson with a $55 million verdict in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming she developed ovarian cancer after using talc-powder products on her genitals for decades, and that the company knew that the mineral posed a serious health risk but continued to sell it.

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Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff:
$5 million in compensatory damages
$50 million in punitive damages

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ristesund, Gloria
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Imerys Talc America, Inc.
Verdict: $55,000,000

Judge: Rex Burlison
Jurisdiction: 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri
Court: Civil Courts Building

Case Number: 1422-CC09012-01
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Products Liability

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:46	Opening Statement	Smith, Allen
00:38:52	Opening Statement	Jones, Christy
00:51:31	Break
00:54:31	Opening Statement	Jones, Christy
01:18:06	Opening Statement	Erfle, Nancy
01:44:46	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Meadows, Ted	Steinberg, David	In Person
01:16:27	Break
01:45:52	Witness Direct Examination	Meadows, Ted	Steinberg, David	In Person
02:55:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Meadows, Ted	Steinberg, David	In Person
01:10:48	Break
01:36:29	Witness Direct Examination	Meadows, Ted	Steinberg, David	In Person
01:45:32	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Steinberg, David	In Person
03:04:34	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Steinberg, David	In Person
01:16:58	Break
01:41:45	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Steinberg, David	In Person
03:17:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Steinberg, David	In Person
00:01:48	Witness Cross Examination	Erfle, Nancy	Steinberg, David	In Person
01:07:34	Break
01:27:50	General Case Activities
01:34:36	Witness Direct Examination	Blair, W. Wylie	Rojas, Dr. Luis M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:08:32	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blair, W. Wylie	Rojas, Dr. Luis M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:20:34	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
01:20:40	Break
01:49:59	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
02:47:15	Witness Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
03:13:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
01:20:10	Break
01:51:32	Witness Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
02:23:59	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
02:48:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
03:05:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
03:10:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Colditz, Dr. Graham MD	In Person
03:15:25	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:31:42	Break
01:54:45	Witness Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
03:00:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
00:47:17	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
00:58:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:21:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:27:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:27:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:30:15	Break
01:55:27	General Case Activities
01:57:20	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
03:08:00	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
00:43:46	General Case Activities
00:50:08	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, John	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
01:18:06	Break
01:43:27	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Hopkins, John	Video Recording
02:15:53	General Case Activities
02:17:58	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
03:15:09	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
01:12:31	Break
01:31:23	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
03:14:16	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
01:26:11	Break
01:51:50	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
01:54:40	Witness Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
02:04:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
03:22:01	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Gene	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
00:17:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
00:19:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Cramer, Dr. Daniel M.D.	In Person
00:21:18	Witness Cross Examination	Erfle, Nancy	Steinberg, David	In Person
01:04:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Meadows, Ted	Steinberg, David	In Person
01:29:40	Break
01:57:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Meadows, Ted	Steinberg, David	In Person
02:24:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Steinberg, David	In Person
03:01:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Erfle, Nancy	Steinberg, David	In Person
03:07:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Meadows, Ted	Steinberg, David	In Person
03:09:31	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Poston, John	Video Recording
00:23:06	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Sharma, Shripal	Video Recording
01:16:58	Break
01:40:57	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Sharma, Shripal	Video Recording
03:02:02	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Erfle, Nancy	Chodosh, Dr. Lewis M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:13	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Chodosh, Dr. Lewis M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:49	Break
01:56:11	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Chodosh, Dr. Lewis M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:15:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Chodosh, Dr. Lewis M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:29:27	Break
03:47:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Chodosh, Dr. Lewis M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:51:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Chodosh, Dr. Lewis M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:54:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Chodosh, Dr. Lewis M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:56:22	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Gene	Kurman, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
01:26:20	Break
01:50:25	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Gene	Kurman, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
02:42:59	Witness Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Kurman, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
03:21:09	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Kurman, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
01:03:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Gene	Kurman, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
01:12:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Kurman, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
01:15:13	Break
01:38:05	Witness Direct Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Schumacher, Elaine	In Person
02:48:30	Witness Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Schumacher, Elaine	In Person
03:24:01	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Schumacher, Elaine	In Person
00:07:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Schumacher, Elaine	In Person
00:20:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Schumacher, Elaine	In Person
00:22:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Schumacher, Elaine	In Person
00:23:11	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Gene	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:21:17	Break
01:46:02	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Gene	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:53:39	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Hopkins, John	In Person
03:18:43	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Hopkins, John	In Person
01:21:46	Break
01:46:26	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:19:41	Witness Cross Examination	Erfle, Nancy	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:27:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Gene	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:41:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:50:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Erfle, Nancy	Hopkins, John	In Person
02:51:23	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Copeland, Dr. Larry	In Person
03:12:11	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Barnhart, Dr. Kurt M.D.	In Person
01:18:27	Break
01:45:55	Witness Direct Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Barnhart, Dr. Kurt M.D.	In Person
02:43:15	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Barnhart, Dr. Kurt M.D.	In Person
03:05:33	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Barnhart, Dr. Kurt M.D.	In Person
01:14:50	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Barnhart, Dr. Kurt M.D.	In Person
01:24:41	Break
01:56:36	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Barnhart, Dr. Kurt M.D.	In Person
02:16:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ferguson, Kenneth	Barnhart, Dr. Kurt M.D.	In Person
02:24:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Barnhart, Dr. Kurt M.D.	In Person
02:57:30	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Copeland, Dr. Larry	In Person
01:15:37	Break
01:49:42	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Copeland, Dr. Larry	In Person
02:17:29	Witness Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Copeland, Dr. Larry	In Person
03:10:15	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Copeland, Dr. Larry	In Person
00:23:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Christy	Copeland, Dr. Larry	In Person
00:37:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dearing, David	Copeland, Dr. Larry	In Person
00:39:40	General Case Activities
00:47:30	General Case Activities
00:49:55	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Gloria Ristesund v. Johnson & Johnson

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:47	Break
00:07:20	General Case Activities	Mason, Danielle
00:14:40	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Ristesund, Gloria	In Person
00:59:04	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Christy	Ristesund, Gloria	In Person
01:11:56	Witness Cross Examination	Erfle, Nancy	Ristesund, Gloria	In Person
01:12:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mason, Danielle	Ristesund, Gloria	In Person
01:14:16	Break
01:48:10	General Case Activities	Mason, Danielle
01:51:00	Witness Direct Examination	Erfle, Nancy	Chodosh, Dr. Lewis M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:30	Closing Statement	Smith, Allen
01:47:32	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:08:27	General Case Activities
		00:13:31	General Case Activities
		00:14:18	End of Session