IN RE ETHICON, INC., POWER MORCELLATOR PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

D. Kan. No. 15-md-2652-KHV.

IN RE: ETHICON, INC., POWER MORCELLATOR PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (This Document Relates to All Cases)

United States District Court, D. Kansas.

December 9, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry L. Shafer, Plaintiff, represented by Mark P. Schloegel , The Popham Law Firm, PC & William Dirk Vandever , The Popham Law Firm, PC.

Doris Simpson, Plaintiff, represented by Mark P. Schloegel , The Popham Law Firm, PC & William Dirk Vandever , The Popham Law Firm, PC.

John Ostrander, Plaintiff, represented by Charles Joseph Hodge , Hodge Law Office, Christopher B. Hood , Heninger Garrison Davis, Francois M. Blaudeau , Southern Institute for Medical and Legal Affairs & Timothy Ryan Langley , Hodge Law Office.

John Ostrander, Plaintiff, represented by William Lewis Garrison , Heninger Garrison Davis.

Andrea Phillips, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth Middleton Burke , Richardson Patrick Westbrook and Brickman & Stephanie O'Connor , Douglas and London.

Kevin Phillips, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth Middleton Burke , Richardson Patrick Westbrook and Brickman & Stephanie O'Connor , Douglas and London.

Jennifer A. Sanders, Plaintiff, represented by Donald A. Soutar , Weitz & Luxemberg, PC, Jerry M. Kristal , Weitz & Luxenberg, Michael E. Pederson , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC & Paul J. Pennock , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC.

Randall L. Sanders, Plaintiff, represented by Donald A. Soutar , Weitz & Luxemberg, PC, Jerry M. Kristal , Weitz & Luxenberg, Michael E. Pederson , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC & Paul J. Pennock , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC.

Brenda Leuzzi, Plaintiff, represented by Andres F. Alonso , Parker Waichman Alonso, David B. Krangle , Alonso Krangle LLP, Francois M. Blaudeau , Southern Institute for Medical and Legal Affairs & Taylor C. Bartlett , Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC.

George Leuzzi, Plaintiff, represented by Andres F. Alonso , Parker Waichman Alonso, David B. Krangle , Alonso Krangle LLP, Francois M. Blaudeau , Southern Institute for Medical and Legal Affairs & Taylor C. Bartlett , Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC.

Evanthia Kotis, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew J. Sciolla , Pogust Braslow & Millrood, LLC, Harris L. Pogust , Pogust & Braslow LLC, Julie Braman Kane , Colson Hicks Eidson & Kevin Michael O'Brien , Pogust Braslow & Millrood, LLC.

Robyn L. Barnett, Plaintiff, represented by Michael E. Pederson , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC.

M.D. John T. Galambos, Plaintiff, represented by Charles Andrew Childers , Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC.

Michael R. Galambos, Plaintiff, represented by Charles Andrew Childers , Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC.

Molly Patricia Minihan, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew E. Rubenstein , Tracey & Fox, Beth Ann Klein , Klein Frank, PC & Rebecca B. King , Tracey & Fox.

Carla Whitehead, Plaintiff, represented by Ellen Relkin , Weitz & Luxenberg.

Joe Whitehead, Plaintiff, represented by Ellen Relkin , Weitz & Luxenberg.

Ruthann Smith, Plaintiff, represented by Ellen Relkin , Weitz & Luxenberg.

Daryl Smith, Plaintiff, represented by Ellen Relkin , Weitz & Luxenberg.

Timothy Schroeder, Plaintiff, represented by Barbara G. Medley , Medley & Spivy & Brian K. Matise , Burg, Simpson, Eldredge, Hersh & Jardine, P.C..

Bridget Caradori, Plaintiff, represented by Annie P. Kaplan , Fay Kaplan Law PA, Caragh Fay , Fay Kaplan Law PA & Molly Patricia Hoffman , Fay Kaplan Law PC.

Robert L. Daley, Plaintiff, represented by Annie P. Kaplan , Fay Kaplan Law PA, Caragh Fay , Fay Kaplan Law PA & Molly Patricia Hoffman , Fay Kaplan Law PC.

Arthur T. Johnson, Plaintiff, represented by Jerry M. Kristal , Weitz & Luxenberg & Michael E. Pederson , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC.

Nidra L Phillips, Plaintiff, represented by Aaron Z. Ahlquist , Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC, Andrea S. Hirsch , Herman Gerel, Gregory Thomas Skikos , Skikos, Crawford, Skikos & Joseph, LLP, James Klick , Herman Herman & Katz LLC, Joseph A. Kott , Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC, Maury A. Herman , Herman Herman & Katz LLC & Mikalia Kott , Herman Herman & Katz LLC.

Kathleen Martin, Plaintiff, represented by Allyson Janay Ferguson , Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC & Beth E. Terrell , Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC.

Donna Losee, Plaintiff, represented by Seth Alan Katz , Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.

Narcisa Ramirez, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Elliot Criden , Criden & Love PA.

Debra A. Valverde, Plaintiff, represented by Brian K. Matise , Burg, Simpson, Eldredge, Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Meghan C. Quinlivan , Burg, Simpson, Eldredge, Hersh & Jardine, PC & Scott J. Eldredge , Burg, Simpson, Eldredge, Hersh & Jardine, PC.

M.D. Mona Eldin, Plaintiff, represented by Charles Joseph Hodge , Hodge Law Office & Timothy Ryan Langley , Hodge Law Office.

M.D. Usama Gabr, Plaintiff, represented by Charles Joseph Hodge , Hodge Law Office & Timothy Ryan Langley , Hodge Law Office.

Nicole Sankowski, Plaintiff, represented by Steven D. Schroeder , The Law OfficeS of Steven D. Schroeder.

Michael Sankowski, Plaintiff, represented by Steven D. Schroeder , The Law OfficeS of Steven D. Schroeder.

James F. Leary, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by Seth Alan Katz , Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.

Laura Mendoza, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher Barton Dalbey , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC.

Ron Mendoza, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher Barton Dalbey , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC.

Larry Don Powell, Plaintiff, represented by B. Michael Easley , Easley & Houseal, PA.

Martha A Montalvo-Ariri, Plaintiff, represented by Derek S. Raynes , Raynes Erickson, Douglas F. Welebir , Welebir Tierney and Weck & Jeffrey Stuart Raynes , Raynes Erickson.

Marlo Martin, Plaintiff, represented by Thomas Scott Allen, Jr. .

Robert Ben Boyd, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher B. Hood , Heninger Garrison Davis & Francois M. Blaudeau , Southern Institute for Medical and Legal Affairs.

Sam LaMargo, Plaintiff, represented by Robert A. Montgomery .

Ethicon, Inc., Defendant, represented by Amanda S. Kitts , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Aric Hamilton Jarrett , Stoel Rives, LLP, Christopher Nelson Weiss , Stoel Rives LLP, David F. Abernethy , Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, David F. Norden , Troutman Sanders, LLP, Deborah A. Moeller , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, James B. Irwin, V , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, James F. Murdica , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP, Jennifer Lamont , Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, John D. Winter , Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, Kelly E. Brilleaux , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Lindsay Livingston Builder , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Micah L. Hobbs , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Mollie F. Benedict , Tucker, Ellis & West, LLP, Molly E. Flynn , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP & Monee Takla Hanna , Tucker Ellis LLP.

Ethicon, Inc., Defendant, represented by N. Karen Deming , Troutman Sanders LLP.

Ethicon, Inc., Defendant, represented by Patricia Elaine Lowry , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Robert Ryan Younger , Quattlebaum Grooms Tull Burrow PLLC, Samuel W. Outten , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Scott W. Sayler , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Stephanie Lee Finn , Herrick & Hart, SC, Steven W. Quattlebaum , Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC & Tanner J. Walls , Tucker Ellis, LLP.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Defendant, represented by Amanda S. Kitts , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Anita K. Modak-Truran , Butler Snow LLP, David F. Abernethy , Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, David F. Norden , Troutman Sanders, LLP, Deborah A. Moeller , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, G. Brian Jackson , Butler Snow LLP, James B. Irwin, V , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, James F. Murdica , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP, Jennifer Lamont , Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP & John D. Winter , Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kathleen F. Sullivan , Venable LLP.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kelly E. Brilleaux , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Kristen Hunt Strain , Venable LLP, Lindsay Livingston Builder , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Micah L. Hobbs , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Molly E. Flynn , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, N. Karen Deming , Troutman Sanders LLP, Patricia Elaine Lowry , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Paul Farrell Strain , Venable LLP, Samuel W. Outten , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Scott W. Sayler , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Stephanie Lee Finn , Herrick & Hart, SC & Tanner J. Walls , Tucker Ellis, LLP.

Ethicon Women's Health and Urology, Defendant, represented by David F. Abernethy , Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, Deborah A. Moeller , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, James F. Murdica , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP, John D. Winter , Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, Micah L. Hobbs , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Molly E. Flynn , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Patricia Elaine Lowry , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Scott W. Sayler , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP & Tanner J. Walls , Tucker Ellis, LLP.

Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., Defendant, represented by Amanda S. Kitts , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, David F. Abernethy , Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, David F. Norden , Troutman Sanders, LLP, Deborah A. Moeller , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, James B. Irwin, V , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, James F. Murdica , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP, Jennifer Lamont , Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, Kelly E. Brilleaux , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Lindsay Livingston Builder , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Molly E. Flynn , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, N. Karen Deming , Troutman Sanders LLP, Patricia Elaine Lowry , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Samuel W. Outten , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Stephanie Lee Finn , Herrick & Hart, SC & Tanner J. Walls , Tucker Ellis, LLP.

Johnson & Johnson, Defendant, represented by Amanda S. Kitts , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Aric Hamilton Jarrett , Stoel Rives, LLP, Christopher Nelson Weiss , Stoel Rives LLP, David F. Abernethy , Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, David F. Norden , Troutman Sanders, LLP, Deborah A. Moeller , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, James B. Irwin, V , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, James F. Murdica , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP, Jennifer Lamont , Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, Kelly E. Brilleaux , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Lindsay Livingston Builder , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Molly E. Flynn , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, N. Karen Deming , Troutman Sanders LLP, Patricia Elaine Lowry , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Robert Ryan Younger , Quattlebaum Grooms Tull Burrow PLLC, Russell Jason Chibe , Drinker Biddle Gardner Carton, Samuel W. Outten , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, Stephanie Lee Finn , Herrick & Hart, SC, Steven W. Quattlebaum , Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC, Tanner J. Walls , Tucker Ellis, LLP & William Victor Essig , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc., Defendant, represented by Douglas S. Knott , Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Kathleen Hall Warin , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker LLP, Robert Wade Goodson , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker LLP & Ryan M. Wiesner , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP.

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, Defendant, represented by Robert Wade Goodson , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker LLP.

Vention Medical, Inc., Defendant, represented by David F. Abernethy , Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, David F. Norden , Troutman Sanders, LLP, Deborah A. Moeller , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Jennifer Lamont , Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, John D. Winter , Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, Molly E. Flynn , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, N. Karen Deming , Troutman Sanders LLP & Stephanie Lee Finn , Herrick & Hart, SC.

Vention Medical Holdings, Inc., Defendant, represented by David F. Abernethy , Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, David F. Norden , Troutman Sanders, LLP, Deborah A. Moeller , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Jennifer Lamont , Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, John D. Winter , Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, Molly E. Flynn , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, N. Karen Deming , Troutman Sanders LLP & Stephanie Lee Finn , Herrick & Hart, SC.

Vention Medical Acquisition Co., Defendant, represented by David F. Abernethy , Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, David F. Norden , Troutman Sanders, LLP, Deborah A. Moeller , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Jennifer Lamont , Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, John D. Winter , Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, Molly E. Flynn , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, N. Karen Deming , Troutman Sanders LLP & Stephanie Lee Finn , Herrick & Hart, SC.

Femrx, Inc., Defendant, represented by James F. Murdica , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP & Tanner J. Walls , Tucker Ellis, LLP.

Thomas J. Preuss, Miscellaneous, represented by Thomas J. Preuss , Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP.

Aimee H. Wagstaff, Miscellaneous, represented by Aimee Wagstaff .

Dennis Canty, Miscellaneous, represented by Dennis J. Canty , Kaiser Gornick LLP.

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Interested Party, represented by Jeffrey N. Luthi , Clerk of the MDL Panel.


PROTECTIVE ORDER

On December 7, 2015, the undersigned U.S. Magistrate Judge received a jointly proposed protective order from counsel. The court finds that good cause has been shown under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) to enter this stipulated protective order.

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