J&J Wants Rehearing On California Court’s Expert Admission Ruling

Mealey's ( January 11, 2023, 2:05 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A court erred in affirming admission at trial of expert causation testimony in an asbestos-talc case, and the error was anything but harmless, as there is a reasonable probability of a different outcome had the court excluded opinions on fibrous talc’s role in mesothelioma and exposure extrapolation from testing, two Johnson & Johnson entities argue in a petition for rehearing....