Recorded Briefing—Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson: A Supreme Court Petition Spotlights Due-Process Concerns in America’s Mass Tort Environment

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Speakers:
Daniel P. Mehan, President and CEO, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Evan M. Tager, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
Sherman Joyce, President, American Tort Reform Association

Description:
On March 2, Johnson & Johnson petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Missouri appeals court decision that upheld one of the largest product liability verdicts in American history and awarded $2.1 billion in compensatory and punitive damages to 22 plaintiffs.

The case shines a light on critical legal issues that routinely arise in mass-tort litigation: claims joinder, punitive damages, and personal jurisdiction. Above all, it raises concerns about defendants’ due-process rights and their ability to receive a fair trial. Join our panel for a discussion of the Ingham petition and how it echoes businesses’ broader civil-justice and due-process concerns.

Speakers' Biographies

Daniel P. Mehan

As president and CEO of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dan Mehan leads Missouri’s foremost advocacy group for job growth and economic expansion. Dan and the Missouri business community are currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Missouri 2030: An Agenda to Lead. The Missouri 2030 plan includes components to improve Missouri’s workforce preparation, economic competitiveness, job-supporting infrastructure and business leadership. Prior to joining the Missouri Chamber, Dan worked for Washington University in St. Louis. He has also been involved in several statewide and regional campaigns. He was a staff assistant to former U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond.

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Evan M. Tager

Evan M. Tager is a Partner in Mayer Brown LLP’s Washington, D.C. office. A co-leader of the firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice, Evan has been integrally involved in a range of issues of paramount importance to the business community, including punitive damages, class-certification standards, admissibility of expert testimony, and enforceability of arbitration agreements. He is editor-in-chief of Mayer Brown’s blog on punitive damages, Guideposts and represented the Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry on an amicus brief filed with the Missouri Supreme Court in Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson. Evan is a member of WLF's volunteer Legal Policy Advisory Board.

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Sherman Joyce

Sherman Joyce is President of the American Tort Reform Association, the nation’s first organization exclusively dedicated to reforming the civil justice system. Founded in 1986, ATRA is a nationwide network of state-based liability reform coalitions backed by 142,000 grassroots supporters. Mr. Joyce served as Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator John C. Danforth until 1984 and after being admitted to the Virginia Bar, he became minority counsel to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where he worked on product liability legislation. Mr. Joyce assumed his current position in August 1994.

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Recorded Briefing—Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson: A Supreme Court Petition Spotlights Due-Process Concerns in America’s Mass Tort Environment

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Speakers' Biographies

Daniel P. Mehan

Evan M. Tager

Sherman Joyce

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