HUSKEY v. ETHICON, INC.

No. 15-2118.

848 F.3d 151 (2017)

Jo HUSKEY; Allen Huskey, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ETHICON, INC.; Johnson & Johnson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 26, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David B. Thomas , Thomas Combs & Spann, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellants. Edward Anthony Wallace , Wexler Wallace LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Fidelma Louise Fitzpatrick , Motley Rice LLC, Providence, Rhode Island, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Charles C. Lifland , Los Angeles, California, Stephen D. Brody , David K. Roberts , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C.; Philip J. Combs , Thomas Combs & Spann, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia; Christy D. Jones , Butler Snow LLP, Ridgeland, Mississippi, for Appellants. Mark R. Miller , Wexler Wallace LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Jeffrey Kuntz , Adam Davis , Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP, Kansas City, Missouri, for Appellees.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Diaz and Senior Judge Davis joined.


After Jo Huskey experienced complications from the implantation of a transvaginal mesh medical device, she and her husband Allen Huskey filed this products liability action against Ethicon, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson (collectively "Ethicon"). Following a nine-day trial, the jury returned a general verdict for...

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