Rosenstengel
EAST ST. LOUIS – One hundred and two residents of other states who piggybacked on a suit against Johnson & Johnson in the Southern District of Illinois fell off on April 14, when Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel dismissed their claims.
She found the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that plaintiffs should bring actions in forums where the activities giving rise to their claims occurred.
Attorneys Jacob Flint and Andrew Feldman of Edwardsville filed the suit in December, for ten Southern Illinois residents alleging injuries from pelvic mesh implants.
They named Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon as second defendant and asserted that defendants had significant contacts with the district and therefore subject to personal jurisdiction of the court.