Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases

Summary

The two plaintiffs in the current case, a woman suffering from ovarian cancer and a man whose wife died from the disease, accuse J&J of knowing for years about possible asbestos contamination in their talc-products and potential links between talc itself and cancer but failing to warn consumers to protect sales of a highly popular brand. However J&J, which has secured multiple defense verdicts in talc mesothelioma and ovarian cases, insists these lawsuits are based on fundamentally flawed scientific conclusions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to camera placement restrictions and the requirement jurors not appear on camera, only audio of the attorneys during opening statements (along with images of demonstratives) is available.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Kent, Monica
Schultz, Deborah and Albert
Defense: Johnson & Johnson

Judge: Theresa Traber
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Case Number: JCCP4872
Industry: Chemical
Practice Area: Products Liability, Asbestos

Plaintiff

Kent, Monica

Represented By:
Birchfield, Andy (Beasley Allen Law Firm)
O'Dell, Leigh (Beasley Allen Law Firm)
Thompson, Margaret (Beasley Allen Law Firm)

Plaintiff

Schultz, Deborah and Albert

Represented By:
Dagostino, Paul (Robinson Calcagnie, Inc.)
Robinson, Daniel (Robinson Calcagnie, Inc.)

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases 12/11/2025 PM (CLOSINGS)	01:00 PM PST
			Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases 12/11/2025 AM (CLOSINGS)	09:30 AM PST

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			Description	Start Time
			Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases 12/10/2025 PM	12:55 PM PST

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On Demand

Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning

			Description	Start Time
		1h 7m 9s	Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases 12/10/2025 AM (Part 2)	11:00 AM PST
		1h 55m 50s	Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases 12/10/2025 AM	08:57 AM PST

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Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:14	Opening Statement	Birchfield, Andy
01:39:30	Opening Statement	Robinson, Daniel
01:49:36	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
00:32:48	Break
01:17:18	Witness Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
02:19:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
01:05:13	Break
01:25:09	Witness Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
02:02:35	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
00:39:12	Break
01:02:31	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
02:49:42	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
01:16:38	Break
01:56:03	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
02:40:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
00:25:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
01:05:59	Break
01:29:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
02:28:35	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:11:42	Break
01:34:06	Witness Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:25:50	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:36:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
01:15:48	Break
01:32:37	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
02:36:32	Break
02:51:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	Materials Science	In Person
03:05:36	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Godleski , Dr. John	Pathology	In Person
01:06:24	Break
01:34:24	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Godleski , Dr. John	Pathology	In Person
02:02:59	Witness Cross Examination	Huang, Kuan	Godleski , Dr. John	Pathology	In Person
02:38:12	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Huang, Kuan	Godleski , Dr. John	Pathology	Video Conference
01:02:09	Break
01:19:34	Witness Cross Examination	Huang, Kuan	Godleski , Dr. John	Pathology	Video Conference
01:58:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Godleski , Dr. John	Pathology	Video Conference
02:29:13	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John		Video Recording
02:35:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kent, Monica		In Person
00:42:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kent, Monica		In Person
00:49:27	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
02:03:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
00:41:35	Witness Cross Examination	Huang, Kuan	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
01:53:16	Break
02:10:16	Witness Cross Examination	Huang, Kuan	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
02:50:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
03:03:58	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Huang, Kuan	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
03:06:18	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Schultz, Dr. Albert		In Person
03:22:35	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Schultz, Dr. Albert	In Person
00:43:36	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Schultz, Dr. Albert	In Person
01:04:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Schultz, Dr. Albert	In Person
01:10:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Schultz, Dr. Albert	In Person
01:12:59	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Daniel	Schultz, Deborah	In Person
02:03:54	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Howitt, Dr. Brooke M.D		In Person
00:09:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Huang, Kuan	Howitt, Dr. Brooke M.D		In Person
00:18:12	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:16:00	Break
01:33:39	General Case Activities
01:42:20	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
02:45:16	Witness Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
03:26:02	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:06:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Sanchez, Dr. Matthew Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:12:17	Break
01:30:53	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
02:45:01	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Huang, Kuan	Merlo, Dr. Christian MD	In Person
00:27:05	Witness Cross Examination	Dagostino, Paul	Merlo, Dr. Christian MD	In Person
00:42:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Huang, Kuan	Merlo, Dr. Christian MD	In Person
00:48:55	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:12:37	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:21:59	Witness Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Kuffner, Dr. Edwin M.D.	In Person
01:48:05	End of Session

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
01:03:11	Break
01:32:50	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
02:20:23	Witness Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
02:32:05	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

DEC

Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:03	Witness Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
00:53:26	Break
01:13:21	Witness Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
01:51:07	Witness Cross Examination	Brown, Allison	Kessler, Dr. David M.D.	Pediatric Medicine	In Person
02:17:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thompson, Margaret	Smith-Bindman, Dr. Rebecca MD	In Person
01:07:22	Break
01:27:33	Witness Direct Examination	Thompson, Margaret	Smith-Bindman, Dr. Rebecca MD	In Person
02:22:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Mann, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
01:19:09	Break
01:40:01	Witness Direct Examination		McKeegan, John	Video Recording
02:30:43	Witness Direct Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Newman, Dr. George PH.D	In Person
02:42:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:42:32	Witness Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
01:24:59	Witness Cross Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
02:01:49	Break
02:21:57	Witness Cross Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
03:08:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
03:12:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Birchfield, Andy	Diette, Dr. Gregory	Pulmonology	In Person
03:15:12	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John		Video Recording
03:25:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:12	Witness Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
01:09:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brown, Allison	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
01:29:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	O'Dell, Leigh	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
01:34:21	Witness Direct Examination		Schultz, Zachary		Video Recording
01:38:17	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, John		Video Recording
01:54:45	Break
02:10:44	Witness Direct Examination		Mann, Mr. Steven		Video Recording
03:26:18	End of Session