Legal Opinion
Contratto v. Ethicon, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 18, 2004No. C03-3804 MJJ (BZ)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
ZIMMERMAN, United States Magistrate Judge:
Before the Court is a Motion for a Protective Order filed by Ethicon, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Lifecore Biomedical, Inc., and Vital Pharma, Inc. (“defendants”). Having reviewed the papers filed by the parties and held lengthy hearings, I DENY defendants’ motion.
Plaintiff Rene Contratto underwent hernia surgery in August of 2002. Plaintiffs Second Amended Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶ 17. During the surgery, plaintiffs doctors applied Gynecare Intergel Adhesion Prevention Solution (“Intergel”) within her…
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