Bird v. Globus Medical, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHRISTINA BIRD, et al., No. 19-cv-1024-KJM-CKD 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. AMENDED ORDER1 14 GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiffs Christina and Clarence Bird bring this suit against defendant Globus 18 Medical, Inc., based on injuries Christina Bird alleges she suffered after the medical device 19 XPAND-S was used in her spinal surgery. Defendant moves to dismiss all of plaintiffs’ claims. 20 For the reasons below, the court GRANTS the motion in part and DENIES it in part. 21 I. BACKGROUND 22…