The State of Texas v. Johnson & Johnson
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Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-25-00229-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/22/2025 12:00 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CAUSE NO. 15-25-00229-CV CLERK FILED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS § AUSTIN, TEXAS Appellant, § 12/22/2025 12:00:00 AM § IN THE COURT OF CHRISTOPHER APPEALS FORA. PRINE Clerk v. § § JOHNSON & JOHNSON, KENVUE, INC.; § and KENVUE BRANDS LLC (f/k/a § THE 15TH DISTRICT OF TEXAS JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER § INC), § § Appellees.
THE STATE OF TEXAS’S NOTICE OF ELECTION UNDER TEX. R. APP. P. 34.5a
Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 34.5a(a), Appellant The State of Texas, hereby provides notice
of its election to file an Appendix in lieu of a Clerk’s Record for this appeal. Appellant is filing
notice of this election with the trial court, as well, in accordance with Tex. R. App. P. 34.5a(a).
1 Dated: December 21, 2025 Respectfully submitted,
KEN PAXTON JOHNATHAN STONE, Lead Counsel Attorney General of Texas Chief, Consumer Protection Division Texas State Bar No. 24071779 BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General JERRY BERGMAN Deputy Chief, Consumer Protection Division RALPH MOLINA Texas State Bar No. 24081694 Deputy First Assistant Attorney General KELLY OWENS AUSTIN KINGHORN Assistant Attorney General Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation Texas State Bar No. 24118105
Consumer Protection Division Office of the Texas Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711 Telephone: (512) 463-2185 Fax: (512) 473-8301 Johnathan.Stone@oag.texas.gov Jerry.Bergman@oag.texas.gov Kelley.Owens@oag.texas.gov
Counsels for the State of Texas
Ashley C. Keller (pro hac vice) John J. Snidow (pro hac vice) Keller Postman LLC John M. Masslon II (pro hac vice) 150 N. Riverside Plaza Roseann R. Romano (pro hac vice) Suite 4100 Keller Postman LLC Chicago, IL 60606 1101 Connecticut Ave. NW Telephone: (312) 741-5220 Suite 1100 ack@kellerpostman.com Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 918-1123 /s/ Lauren Schultz jj.snidow@kellerpostman.com Lauren Schultz (TX Bar No. 24071496) john.masslon@kellerpostman.com Keller Postman LLC roseann.romano@kellerpostman.com 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 500 Austin, TX 78701 Telephone: (312) 896-4516 lauren.schultz@kellerpostman.com
2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on December 21, 2025 a true and correct copy of the foregoing
document has been served via the authorized electronic filing system on counsel of record for
Appellees.
/s/ Lauren Schultz
3 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.
Marla Bernal on behalf of Lauren Schultz Bar No. 24071496 marla.bernal@kellerpostman.com Envelope ID: 109344110 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: The State of Texas's Notice of Election Under Tex. R. App. P. 34.5a Status as of 12/22/2025 7:27 AM CST
Case Contacts
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Mike Scarcella mike.scarcella@tr.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Polly Razmidideh polly.razmdideh@kirkland.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Eugene Temchenko eugene.temchenko@kirkland.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Kim Bueno kim.bueno@kirkland.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Lauren Schultz lauren.schultz@kellerpostman.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Roseann Romano roseann.romano@kellerpostman.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
John Masslon john.masslon@kellerpostmn.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
John JSnidow jj.snidow@kellerpostman.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Ashley Keller ack@kellerpostman.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Sue Jennings sue.jennings@oag.texas.gov 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Jerry Bergman jerry.bergman@oag.texas.gov 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Emily Freeborn emily.freeborn@oag.texas.gov 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Steva Christian steva.christian@oag.texas.gov 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Brian Baggetta brian.baggetta@kirkland.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
Roy Gilchrist roy.gilchrist@kirkland.com 12/21/2025 6:37:16 PM SENT
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