(December 13, 2016, 11:35 AM EST) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia federal judge overseeing the Ethicon pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation on Dec. 9 reversed himself and found that West Virginia law requires 31 plaintiffs to show that there was an alternative, feasible design (Terreski Mullins, et al. v. Ethicon, Inc., et al., No 12-2952, S.D. W.Va., Charleston Div.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170445)....