Connecticut Jury Delivers $15 Million Asbestos Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
Dean Omar Branham Shirley attorneys secure verdict on behalf of
“This trial demonstrated once again that J&J knew its products would cause harm, but they chose to do the wrong thing time and time again,” said Mr. Plotkin’s attorney, Ben Braly of Dean Omar Branham Shirley LLP (DOBS). “We are devastated for the Plotkin family. No amount can ever make up for what Johnson & Johnson did to Evan.”
Mr. Plotkin, an artist and father of three, was diagnosed in 2021 with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs tied to asbestos exposure. He was exposed to J&J’s product through personal use beginning in the 1950s and his children’s use through the 2000s. J&J withdrew its talc powder from North American sales in 2020.
“Johnson & Johnson has already issued a statement blaming the judge and the jury and reiterating its debunked theory that the product they sold to mothers, fathers and babies is safe. But this is now four different juries, in four different states, in front of four different judges making the exact same findings. At some point Johnson & Johnson and its decision makers are going to have to understand that it cannot be that they alone are right and everyone else is wrong,” said DOBS managing partner Trey Branham.
The jury awarded
Mr. Plotkin has been recognized for his transformative work in downtown
The Plotkins were represented by Mr. Braly and Ethan Horn of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP, and Brian Kenney of Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Mesienkothen, LLC.
The case is Evan Plotkin et al. v. Johnson & Johnson et al., case number FBT-CV-21-6109520-S, in the Bridgeport Judicial District of the
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