Litigation
Jul. 28, 2015
New trial ordered in tainted Tylenol case
U.S. District Judge John A. Krondstadt ruled that evidence of jurors googling information on recalls and the type of bacteria that killed a young boy may have changed some votes, leading to a defense verdict for Johnson & Johnson.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A U.S. District Judge has ordered a new trial against pharmaceutical giant Johnson
& Johnson after an evidentiary hearing revealed several jurors discussed Internet-obtained
research while deliberating on a wrongful death suit involving children's Tylenol.
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