5th Circ. Backs Surgical Stapler Death Suit Dismissal

By Emily Field · October 5, 2026, 8:44 PM EDT

The Fifth Circuit on Friday upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a suit against Johnson & Johnson and its medical device subsidiary Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. over a surgical stapler implicated...

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Case Title

Phillips v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Case Number

25-50116

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

4365 P.I. - Product Liability

Date Filed

February 20, 2025