Jury Selection Delays Start of Opening Statements in Children's Motrin Product Liability Trial.

Opening Statements Are Now Expected to Begin on Monday, June 16

MALIBU, Calif. -- Jury selection has delayed the start of opening statements in a Children's Motrin product liability trial currently underway in Malibu, CA. Instead of beginning tomorrow, Browne Greene will give his Opening Statement on Monday, June 16, 2008 at 9:00 AM in 11-year old Sabrina Brierton Johnson's Children's Motrin product liability lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson [NYSE: JNJ] at the courthouse in Malibu, CA. Should there be any further delays, a subsequent news advisory will be issued.

Sabrina Brierton Johnson's case is the first to be tried against Johnson & Johnson claiming that an allergic reaction (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome) to taking Children's Motrin in 2003 caused her to become blind among other serious injuries. McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a division of McNeil-PPC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson), is a co-defendant in the case.

The trial began June 5, 2008 and is expected to last six-weeks. The case is being heard before the Hon. Cesar C. Sarmiento, Los Angeles Superior Court/West District, Malibu Courthouse, Department W, 23525 Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA. 90265. Sabrina Brierton Johnson vs. Johnson & Johnson, et. al., Case Number TC 018540.

WHEN: MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2008 AT 9:00 AM

WHERE:

The Hon. Cesar C. Sarmiento

Malibu Courthouse, Department W

23525 Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA. 90265

Editor's Note #1

Plaintiff Sabrina Brierton Johnson is represented by Browne Greene and Alan Van Gelder with the Santa Monica, CA. law firm of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP (http://www.greene-broillet.com), Tel: [phone]; and Daniel Balaban with the Law Offices of Brian Witzer in West Hollywood, CA.

Defendants Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals are represented by Charles E. Preuss and Thomas W. Pulliam, Jr., with the San Francisco, CA. law firm of Drinker Biddle, Tel: [phone]; and Christy D. Jones with the Jackson, MS law firm of Butler Snow; Tel: [phone].

Editor's Note #2

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a potentially devastating allergic reaction to Ibuprofen that can result in serious gastrointestinal problems, blindness or death. More information about Stevens-Johnson Syndrome can be found at http://www.sjsupport.org or http://www.freewebs.com/sjskidssupport/

Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is sold over-the-counter under such brand names as: Children's Motrin, Motrin, Advil, Genpril, Haltran, Medipren, Midol 200, Nuprin and PediaProfen.