A judge sentenced Johnson & Johnson Monday for disobeying the court after one of its witnesses who testified in a talcum powder trial failed to show up for cross-examination, according to the plaintiff in the case.
The 20th District Court judge, Christopher Kolker, in St. Clair County, Illinois, issued the contempt order against Johnson & Johnson and its Vice President for Women's Health, Dr. Susan Nicholson, said Montgomery, Beasley Allen of Alabama, who is representing plaintiff Colleen Cadagin in the trial.
