11 Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Cases Remanded to Okla. State Court

OKLAHOMA CITY — Eleven pelvic mesh actions brought against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. have been remanded to state court by an Oklahoma federal judge, who found the nondiverse plaintiffs were not fraudulently joined.

On Oct. 18, Judge Tim Leonard of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma further held that the cases do not constitute a “class action” under the Class Action Fairness Act because the plaintiffs announced their intention not to jointly try the cases.

On July 18, Joy L. Halliburton and 47 other named plaintiffs sued J&J and Ethicon in the District …