Opinion
CIVIL ACTION No. 20-1177-KHV
03-25-2021
CAROLYN M. KIEFFABER, Plaintiff, v. ETHICON, INC. and JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants' Motion In Limine No. 5 To Exclude Foreign Regulatory Issues And Other Foreign Evidence (Exhibit E, Attachment 5 to Defendants' Omnibus Motions In Limine (Doc. #206)) filed March 8, 2021.
To expedite a ruling on this motion, the Court is communicating the reasons for its decision without attempting to draft a legal treatise or cite relevant case law. The law in this area is clear and the Court has taken into account the authorities which are cited in the parties' briefs, along with other authorities. If necessary for future proceedings, the Court may supplement this order with additional findings of fact or legal citations. --------
Defendants ask the Court to exclude evidence concerning foreign regulatory-related issues, as well as documents and other evidence created to comply with foreign regulatory requirements. Plaintiff responds that she does not intend to introduce evidence of "statements, actions, or decisions of foreign regulatory bodies" or "application of foreign law or regulatory standards." She does not otherwise address the substance of defendants' motion. Given plaintiff's lack of coherent opposition and lack of intent to introduce evidence on foreign regulatory requirements, the Court sustains defendants' motion.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion In Limine No. 5 To Exclude Foreign Regulatory Issues And Other Foreign Evidence (Exhibit E, Attachment 5 to Defendants' Omnibus Motions In Limine (Doc. #206)) filed March 8, 2021, be and hereby is SUSTAINED.
Dated this 25th day of March, 2021 at Kansas City, Kansas.
s/ Kathryn H. Vratil
KATHRYN H. VRATIL
United States District Judge