Beach v. American Medical Systems, Inc.
Plaintiff: Harriet Beach
Defendant: American Medical Systems, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2012cv00476
Filed: February 22, 2012
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Office: Charleston Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Joseph R. Goodwin
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both

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February 7, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 185 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Bobby L. Shull, M.D.) The 111 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Specific-Causation Testimony of Bobby L. Shull, M.D. is DENIED in part and RESERVED in part and that the d uplicate 125 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Specific-Causation Testimony of Bobby L. Shull, M.D. is DENIED as moot, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 2/7/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (ts)
February 3, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 184 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment) Ethicon's 104 Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part; Ethicon's Motion is GRANTED with regard to the following claims: Count II (Strict Liability - Manufacturing Defect), Count III (Strict Liability - Failure to Warn), Count IV (Strict Liability - Defective Product), and Count V (Strict Liability - Design Defect), Count VI (Common Law Fraud), Count VII (Fraudulent Concealmen t), Count VIII (Constructive Fraud), Count IX (Negligent Misrepresentation), Count X (Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress), and Count XV (Unjust Enrichment); and Ethicon's Motion is DENIED in all other respects. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 2/3/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (kp)
January 24, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 183 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Motions in Limine) Plaintiff's 153 MOTION by Harriet Beach in Limine is GRANTED in part as to Motion in Limine No. 1 and any other conceded motion therein, the remainder of the Motion is DENIED without preju dice; Defendants' 137 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 2 is GRANTED in part and any other conceded motion therein, the remainder of the Motion is DENIED without prejudice; Defendants' 151 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine to Exclude Evidence of Plaintiff's Allegations of Spoliation is GRANTED; Defendants' 170 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Leave to File a Reply in Support of Defendants' Motion in Li mine to Exclude Evidence of Plaintiff's Allegations of Spoliation is DENIED as moot; and the following Motions are GRANTED insofar as they are conceded and are otherwise DENIED without prejudice: 136 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnso n in Limine No. 1, 138 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 3, 139 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 4, 140 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 5, 141 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Jo hnson & Johnson in Limine No. 6, 142 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 7, 143 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 8, 144 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 9, 145 MOTION by Et hicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 10, 146 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 11, 147 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 12, 148 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 13, and 149 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson in Limine No. 14, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/24/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (ts)
September 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 182 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Shelby Thames, Ph.D.) The court DENIES in part, GRANTS in part, and RESERVES in part the Motion filed in MDL 2327 by Certain Plaintiffs in Wave 1 Cases to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Shelby Thames, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 9/2/2016. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit) (bdr)
September 1, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 180 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Vladimir Iakovlev, M.D.) The court DENIES in part, GRANTS in part, and RESERVES in part the Motion filed in MDL 2327 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Dr. Vladirmir Iakovlev, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 9/1/2016. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit) (kll)
August 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 179 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Scott A. Guelcher, Ph.D.) The court DENIES in part, GRANTS in part, and RESERVES in part the Motion filed in MDL 2327 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the Opinions and Testimony of Scott A. Guelcher, Ph.D. in Wave 1 Cases, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 8/31/2016. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit) (kll)
August 30, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 177 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Donald R. Ostergard, M.D.) The court DENIES in part, GRANTS in part, and RESERVES in part the Motion by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude the General-Causation Testimony of Donald R. Ostergard, M.D. in Certain Wave 1 Cases, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 8/30/2016. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit) (kll)
August 25, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 176 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Peggy Pence, Ph.D.) The court DENIES in part, GRANTS in part, and RESERVES in part the Motion filed in MDL 2327 by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude Peggy Pence, Ph.D. in Wave 1 Cases, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 8/25/2016. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit) (bdr)
March 10, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 93 ORDER denying 76 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Strike All Expert Reports of Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev and REQUEST for Immediate Hearing, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 3/10/2016. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (kp)
February 22, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to Southern District of West Virginia, MDL 2325. Signed by MDL Panel Clerk on 2/22/2012. (kc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/22/2012) [Transferred from California Northern on 2/23/2012.]
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Plaintiff: Harriet Beach
Represented By: Rachel Beth Abrams
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Defendant: American Medical Systems, Inc.
Represented By: Phillip Howard Babich
Represented By: J. David Bickham
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