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Company

Ethicon Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Ethicon Inc.

In this index, 41,583 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Ethicon Inc, most often as a defendant (41,562 of 41,583). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, S.D. West Virginia. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Personal Injury, and Patent Infringement.

Also recorded in dockets as: Ethicon LLC · Ethicon · Ethicon Incorporated.

Corporate Family Part of the Johnson & Johnson family — 131,311 cases across 16 affiliated entities.
41,583
Lawsuits
41,562
As Defendant
21
As Plaintiff
2,122
Open
39,461
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
4.1 yr
Median Duration
41,458 of these cases (100%) are Product Liability filings — large waves of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.
1124 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 100% of cases100% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 18 casesAZ — 11 casesAR — 9 casesCA — 96 casesCO — 10 casesCT — 7 casesDE — 4 casesDC — 1 casesFL — 81 casesGA — 2,623 casesID — 2 casesIL — 54 casesIN — 16 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 59 casesKY — 58 casesLA — 44 casesME — 20 casesMD — 35 casesMA — 16 casesMI — 19 casesMN — 88 casesMS — 5 casesMO — 139 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 1 casesNV — 2 casesNH — 5 casesNJ — 59 casesNM — 4 casesNY — 63 casesNC — 11 casesND — 0 casesOH — 43 casesOK — 11 casesOR — 18 casesPA — 487 casesRI — 5 casesSC — 15 casesSD — 4 casesTN — 69 casesTX — 131 casesUT — 13 casesVT — 2 casesVA — 11 casesWA — 9 casesWV — 37,182 casesWI — 11 casesWY — 1 cases
AK · 2PR · 5

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 32,886 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsReal Property

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability41,458
Civil Rights31
Contract25
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions18
Real Property17
Patent13

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Filtered Product Liability Clear

41,458 Cases — Newest First

  • Cruz v. Ethicon Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:26-cv-00565Filed 01/21/2026
  • Ryan v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:25-cv-05748Filed 07/11/2025
  • Menefield v. Ethicon Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-04178Filed 09/17/2024
  • David Chun v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 8:24-cv-01667Filed 07/31/2024
  • Banks v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:23-cv-01033Filed 03/10/2023
  • Johnson v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:23-cv-01014Filed 03/10/2023
  • Hensley v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-02640Filed 07/01/2022
  • Debra Metcalf v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:22-cv-04312Filed 06/23/2022
  • St. Jacques v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-02312Filed 06/09/2022
  • Luse v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-02311Filed 06/09/2022
  • Baransi v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-02310Filed 06/09/2022
  • Miller v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-02201Filed 06/02/2022
  • Siverson v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-02175Filed 05/31/2022
  • Gray v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-02083Filed 05/25/2022
  • Stepp v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 3:22-cv-00166Filed 03/28/2022
  • Roeder v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-00330Filed 01/27/2022
  • Bonner v. Ethicon Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. FloridaNo. 5:22-cv-00021Filed 01/26/2022
  • Collier v. Ethicon Inc
    Product Liability Open District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:22-cv-00168Filed 01/26/2022
  • Lourenco v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:22-cv-00113Filed 01/11/2022
  • Duff v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. North CarolinaNo. 5:22-cv-00012Filed 01/07/2022
  • Lagrone v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:21-cv-04229Filed 12/31/2021
  • Justice v. Ethicon Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-04136Filed 10/06/2021
  • King v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:21-cv-17983Filed 10/01/2021
  • Richards v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 5:21-cv-00092Filed 07/28/2021
  • Johnson v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:21-cv-13404Filed 07/07/2021
  • Siegrist v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 3:21-cv-00363Filed 06/07/2021
  • Benda v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-02047Filed 05/13/2021
  • Nelson v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-01668Filed 04/23/2021
  • Burrell v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-01627Filed 04/21/2021
  • Sueifan v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-01475Filed 04/14/2021
  • Jarrett v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-01466Filed 04/13/2021
  • Siegfried v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-01322Filed 04/01/2021
  • Dupere v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:21-cv-02605Filed 03/25/2021
  • Britney v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:21-cv-00159Filed 01/22/2021
  • Spoons v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 1:21-cv-00063Filed 01/21/2021
  • Gima v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:21-cv-00059Filed 01/06/2021
  • Jarrett v. Ethicon Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. ArkansasNo. 4:20-cv-01517Filed 12/30/2020
  • Baez v. Ethicon Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:20-cv-04259Filed 12/16/2020
  • Johns v. Ethicon, Inc., Et Al
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:20-mc-00035Filed 12/16/2020
  • Wherry v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 5:20-cv-01386Filed 12/07/2020
  • Shears v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 1:20-cv-00264Filed 12/04/2020
  • Burgoyne v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 1:20-cv-00263Filed 12/04/2020
  • Terri Freeman v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:20-cv-10661Filed 11/23/2020
  • Zyph v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. OregonNo. 3:20-cv-02039Filed 11/23/2020
  • Barone v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:20-cv-03950Filed 11/20/2020
  • Martinez v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 1:20-cv-00259Filed 11/19/2020
  • Pearson v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. OregonNo. 3:20-cv-01905Filed 11/04/2020
  • Longoria v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:20-cv-02573Filed 11/03/2020
  • Leavitt v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. VermontNo. 2:20-cv-00176Filed 11/03/2020
  • Burlingame v. Ethicon, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:20-cv-05707Filed 11/02/2020

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