Civil Litigation
Nov. 4, 2020
Talc case against Johnson & Johnson ends in mistrial after plaintiff dies
The trial, which had started last week and was due to be the first talc trial to be tried virtually, ended in a mistrial the day before, Superior Court Judge Stephen D. Kaus informed the jury.
An Alameda County trial against Johnson & Johnson alleging its talc products caused a man to get mesothelioma ended in a mistrial when the plaintiff died Tuesday.
The trial, which had started last week and was due to be the first talc trial to be tried virtually, ended in a mistrial the day before, Superior Court Judge Stephen D. Kaus informed the jury.
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