King

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 9 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MICHAEL KING; DEBORAH J. KING, No. 24-5040 D.C. No. Plaintiffs - Appellants, 2:23-cv-00196-SMB v.

MEMORANDUM*

DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.; DEPUY

PRODUCTS INCORPORATED; DEPUY

SYNTHES INCORPORATED; JOHNSON

& JOHNSON INC.; JOHNSON &

JOHNSON SERVICES; JOHNSON &

JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Susan M. Brnovich, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted September 15, 2025 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: COLLINS, MENDOZA, and DESAI, Circuit Judges. Dissent by Judge COLLINS.

Michael King and Deborah King (“appellants”) appeal the Final Judgment

entered by the district court following the conclusion of a trial during which the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. jury found in favor of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. et al. (“appellees”). In particular,

they argue that the district court abused its…