( March 24, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Johnson & Johnson (J&J), which is seeking to overturn a $40 million asbestos-talc verdict, asked a California court to revoke pro hac vicestatus of Beasley Allen Law Firm attorneys in coordinated litigation, saying they improperly associated with an attorney who previously worked with J&J. Meanwhile, two bellwether plaintiffs and J&J filed post-trial briefing over whether faulty instructions and juror misconduct produced the verdict and whether one of the plaintiff’s claims was untimely and should never have gone to trial....