Thacker v. Ethicon, Inc.

Docket Number21-6193
Decision Date26 August 2022

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  • Lattanzio v. Becton Dickinson & Co. (In re Bard Implanted Port Catheter Prods. Liab. Litig.)
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Arizona
    • September 25, 2026
    ... ... Dickenson and Company, C. R. Bard, Inc"., Bard Access Systems, ... Inc., and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (collectively, ... \xE2" ... of her cause of action against BSC.”); Pirlein v ... Ethicon, Inc. , No. 20-62202-CIV, 2021 WL 4990612, at *5 ... (S.D. Fla. Oct. 1, 2021) (“[I]t ... the risk-benefit analysis under Florida law. See ... Doc. 5815 at 15; Thacker ... ...
  • Mosier v. Evans
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of Tennessee
    • February 17, 2023
    ... ... return a verdict for the non-moving party.'” ... Thacker v. Ethicon, Inc. , 47 F.4th 451, 458 (6th ... Cir. 2022) (quoting Kirilenko-Ison v. Bd. of ... ...
  • Hood v. City of Memphis Pub. Works Div.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Sixth Circuit
    • February 10, 2023
    ... ... summary judgment de novo ... Thacker v. Ethicon, ... Inc., 47 F.4th 451,458 (6th Cir. 2022) (citations ... omitted) ... ...
  • Bluegrass Materials Co. v. Freeman
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Sixth Circuit
    • November 23, 2022
    ... ... the Division; oil purchasing records; and an Oil Run Ticket Report from Barrett Oil Purchasing, Inc. (the "Barrett Report"). Frank Freeman testified that the Barrett Report is the best document to ... We review a district court's grant of summary judgment de novo ... See Thacker v. Ethicon, Inc. , 47 F.4th 451, 458 (6th Cir. 2022). Summary judgment is proper "if the movant ... ...
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2 firm's commentaries
  • One Headcount To Learned Intermediary Rule Them All – Complete 50-State Survey
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • May 18, 2026
    ...The Sixth Circuit, applying Kentucky law, has also applied the learned intermediary rule to medical devices. Thacker v. Ethicon, Inc., 47 F.4th 451, 460 (6th Cir. 2022) (“[i]n medical device cases, Kentucky applies the learned intermediary rule”). In Snawder v. Cohen, 749 F. Supp. 1473, 148......
  • One Headcount To Learned Intermediary Rule Them All – Part 2
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • May 26, 2026
    ...The Sixth Circuit, applying Kentucky law, has also applied the learned intermediary rule to medical devices. Thacker v. Ethicon, Inc., 47 F.4th 451, 460 (6th Cir. 2022) (“[i]n medical device cases, Kentucky applies the learned intermediary rule”). In Snawder v. Cohen, 749 F. Supp. 1473, 148......