Smith v. Ethicon, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION BARBARA SMITH, Plaintiff, Vv. Case No. 3:20-cv-00851-MO ETHICON, INC., et al., OPINION & ORDER Defendants. MOSMAN, J., Defendants Ethicon and J ohnson & Johnson (jointly, “Ethicon”) have moved to apply New Jersey law to Plaintiff Barbara Smith’s request for punitive damages [ECF 214]. Because the conduct that would be subject to punitive damages occurred in New Jersey and New Jersey has asserted strong policy interests in favor of its restrictions on punitive damages awards, I GRANT Ethicon’s motion. 1.…