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CORNETT v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON

No. A-88/89 September Term 2010.

48 A.3d 1041 (2012)

211 N.J. 362

Vonnie CORNETT, individually and on behalf of the estate of Billie Cornett, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON and Cordis Corp., Defendants-Respondents and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Greenberg argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent ( Lite DePalma Greenberg , attorneys; Mr. Greenberg , Mayling C. Blanco , Newark, Peter E. Seidman and Alastair Findeis , members of the New York bar, on the briefs).

Peter C. Harvey argued the cause for respondents and cross-appellants (Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, attorneys).

Ellen Relkin submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Kentucky Justice Association (Weitz & Luxenberg, attorneys; Ms. Relkin and Lawrence L. Jones, II , a member of the Kentucky bar, of counsel and on the brief).

Judge CUFF (temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.

On December 16, 2004, Billie Cornett received a drug-eluting stent to treat coronary artery disease. Five months later, a blood clot formed near the site of the stent and Billie Cornett suffered a subacute stent thrombosis. Eleven days later, he died. On September 15, 2008, his widow, Vonnie Cornett, filed suit in New Jersey seeking damages for the injuries suffered by her husband and his estate...

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