Williams v. Ethicon, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Nancy Williams
Defendant: Ethicon, Inc., Ethicon Women's Health and Urology, Gynecare and Johnson & Johnson
Case Number: 2:2012cv00511
Filed: February 23, 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: Plaintiff

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January 10, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 146 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Defendants' Amended Motion for Summary Judgment) The 99 AMENDED MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson for Summary Judgment is GRANTED regarding the following claims: negligent manufacturing (part of Count I) ; (Count II) strict liability manufacturing defect; (Count III) strict liability failure to warn; (Count IV) strict liability defective product; (Count V) strict liability design defect; (Count IX) negligent misrepresentation; (Count X) negligent infliction of emotional distress; (Count XIII) consumer protection; and (Count XV) unjust enrichment; the defendants' Motion as to the remaining claim under the Kansas Product Liability Act for defective design and failure to warn theories, (XV II) punitive damages, and (XVIII) discovery rule and tolling is DENIED; and Ethicon's Motion regarding the statute of limitations is also DENIED. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/10/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (kp)
January 9, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 145 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Bruce Allen Rosenzweig, M.D.) The 105 MOTION by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson to Exclude Specific-Causation Testimony of Bruce Allen Rosenzweig, M.D. is DENIED in part and RESERVED in part, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/9/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (ts)
January 6, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 142 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting 96 MOTION by Nancy Williams for Partial Summary Judgment to the extent that the affirmative defenses are based on comparative and/or contributory fault of plaintiff's physicians. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 1/6/2017. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (ts)
December 22, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 141 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Motions in Limine) Plaintiff's 119 MOTION in Limine and Defendants' 122 OMNIBUS MOTION in Limine are GRANTED in part and DENIED without prejudice in part. The Plaintiff's Motion in Limine No. 1, t he Defendants' Motion in Limine No. 2, and any other conceded individual motion are GRANTED. All other Motions in Limine in ECF Nos. 119 and 122 are DENIED without prejudice, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 12/22/2016. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (ts)
September 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 139 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)
August 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 138 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Howard Jordi, 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 Howard Jordi, 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) (mmw)
August 26, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 135 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (Daubert Motion re: Bruce Rosenzweig, 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 Certain General Opinions of Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D. in Wave 1 Cases, as more fully set forth herein. Signed by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin on 8/26/2016. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (REF: MDL 2327; Cases Listed on Exhibit) (kll)
August 25, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 133 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)
February 22, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 4 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-1) from Jeffery N. Luthi, Clerk of the Panel, transferring case to the MDL Panel, MDL No. 2327, Southern District of West Virginia. (Beard, Melanie) [Transferred from Missouri Western on 2/23/2012.]
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Plaintiff: Nancy Williams
Represented By: Thomas P. Cartmell
Represented By: Jeffrey M. Kuntz
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Defendant: Ethicon, Inc.
Represented By: Philip J. Combs
Represented By: Sarah A. Martin
Represented By: Stephanie D. Thacker
Represented By: David B. Thomas
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Defendant: Ethicon Women's Health and Urology
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Defendant: Gynecare
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Defendant: Johnson & Johnson
Represented By: Philip J. Combs
Represented By: Sarah A. Martin
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Represented By: David B. Thomas
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