J&J Opposes Pro Hac Vice Status In Wake Of Conduct Behind New Trial Order

( December 17, 2024, 8:23 AM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — Johnson & Johnson entities urged a judge not to renew the pro hac vice status of plaintiff attorney Ben Adams citing the failure to heed court orders and other misconduct that a trial court judge found reached such a level that it likely influenced the jury and required retrying a case that produced a $260 million asbestos-talc verdict that originally included $200 million in punitive damages....