Jury Decides for Wexler Wallace LLP Client Against J&J Subsidiary: $3.27 Million
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Sept. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- After a two-week trial in Huskey v. Ethicon pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, an eight-member jury returned a verdict just before noon today for Wexler Wallace LLP client Jo Huskey, who was also represented by Jeffrey M. Kuntz of Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP and Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick of Motley Rice LLC. The jury found that Huskey had proven, by a preponderance of the evidence, her claims for defective design, failure to warn, and negligence related to the implantation of transvaginal tape manufactured by Ethicon, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
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Ms. Huskey was awarded $3.27 million for her injuries.
Edward Wallace's closing argument highlighted the evidence the plaintiffs presented during the trial, and noted that "Ethicon was not careful," and while there is "nothing wrong with competing and getting to the market quickly," Ethicon did not put patient safety first. "Ethicon cut corners. . . . They launched first and worried about problems later. [Are those] the actions of a reasonable person or company? Again, I have to live by the rules and so does Ethicon."
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Edward A. Wallace |
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