FL Jury Fails to Agree on J & J Talc Verdict

Bob Sugarman sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company’s talc products caused the death of his wife, Marilyn Seskin, MD. The case has ended in a mistrial after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.  The jury note the judge read aloud in court stated: “We are hopelessly deadlocked with absolutely, positively no way to resolve it.”  The closely watched trial was held in Florida’s Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County. It was the first talc powder trial against J&J in 3 years after litigation had been paused during the company’s failed bankruptcy proceedings. Sugarman was seeking $14M in compensatory damages and more in punitive damages. A trial date has been rescheduled for later this month. Dr. Marilyn Seskin Leaves Legacy of Cancer Research  Marilyn Seskin, MD, was a retired anesthesiologist who loved cycling, hiking and scuba diving. She died of ovarian cancer in 2019, which her husband’s wrongful death lawsuit claimed was the result of J&J’s talc-based products.   According to a University of Miami Medicine tribute to Dr. Seskin, she bequeathed $1.2M to the university to further cancer research. Her gift will help fund clinical trials and work to end treatment disparities for minority women. The tribute stated: “Dr. Seskin’s bequest will support the Dr. Marilyn Seskin Gynecologic Oncology Clinic at Sylvester. A fund in her name, the Dr. Marilyn Seskin Gynecologic C...
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