Legal Opinion

Carolyn Lewis v. Johnson & Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 2, 2015No. 14-1244UnpublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

2Per curiam

Texas resident Carolyn Lewis brought this diversity products liability suit against Ethicon, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. She seeks damages for injuries allegedly resulting from tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) manufactured by Ethicon. Lewis appeals the grant of summary judgment on her failure-to-warn claim, and the judgment as a matter of law on her design defect claim. We affirm.

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In 2009, urogynecologist Muriel Bore-ham diagnosed Lewis with stress urinary incontinence (SUI),…

3Cases cited20 opinions

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  2. Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  3. MacK Trucks, Inc. v. TamezTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  4. American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. GrinnellTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Timpte Industries, Inc. v. GishTexas Supreme Court · 2009

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  5. Johns v. CR BardDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2020

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