HAMMONS v. ETHICON, INC.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Brody, Esq. , O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Julie A. Callsen, Esq. , Tucker Ellis LLP, Robert C. Heim, Esq. , Judy L. Leone, Esq. , Dechert LLP, Dorothy Alicia Hickok, Esq. , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, for Appellant Ethicon, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson.

James Michael Beck, Esq. , Life Sciences, for Appellant Amici Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.

Joseph H. Blum, Esq. , Philip S. Goldberg, Esq. , Cary Silverman, Esq. , Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. for Appellant Amici Curiae Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association, Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform, National Association of Manufacturers, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, American Tort Reform Association, Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc.

Robert L. Byer, Esq. , Andrew Ronald Sperl, Esq. , Duane Morris LLP, for Appellant Amici Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, The Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc., The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.

Michael James Ross, Esq. , Nicholas P. Vali, Esq. , K&L Gates LLP, for Appellant Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation.

Lee Barry Balefsky, Esq. , Charles Lyman Becker, Esq. , Kila Briget Fickes, Esq. , Shanin Specter, Esq. , Kline & Specter, P.C., Ruxandra Maniu Laidacker, Esq. , for Appellee Hammons, Patricia L.

Joe H. Tucker Jr., Esq. , Tucker Law Group, for Appellee Secant Medical.

David Samuel Senoff, Esq. , First Law Strategy Group, LLC, for Appellee Amicus Curiae The Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

Bruce Henry Stern, Esq. , Stark & Stark, P.C., for Appellee Amicus Curiae The American Association for Justice.

Gynecare, Pro. Se.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.