STATE EX REL. J.C. v. MAZZONE

No. 14-1189.

772 S.E.2d 336 (2015)

STATE of West Virginia, ex rel. J.C., a minor, by and through his Mother and Next Friend, MICHELLE C., et al. Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. The Honorable James P. MAZZONE, lead presiding judge, Zoloft Litigation, Mass Litigation Panel, and Pfizer, Inc., Roerig, Division of Pfizer, Inc., and Greenstone, LLC, Formerly Known as Greenstone, Ltd., Defendants Below, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided April 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin L. Bailey, Esq. , John W. Barrett, Esq. , Ryan McCune Donovan , Bailey & Glasser LLP, Charleston, WV, Bert Ketchum, Esq. , Green Ketchum Farrell , Bailey & Tweel, Huntington, WV, Counsel for the Petitioners.

Michael J. Farrell, Esq. , Erik W. Legg, Esq. , Megan Farrell Woodyard, Esq. , Farrell, White & Legg PLLC, Huntington, WV, Counsel for the Respondents.


The petitioners1 seek a writ of prohibition to prevent the Mass Litigation Panel from enforcing its order entered on October 21, 2014, dismissing them on the basis of forum non conveniens from the underlying personal injury litigation, which involves products liability and negligence claims. Following...

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