Legal Opinion
In Re Medtronic, Inc., Implantable Defibrillators
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided November 28, 2006No. 05-MDL-1726(JMRAJB)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROSENBAUM, Chief Judge.
The Medtronic, Inc., Implantable Defibrillator Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) cases have been transferred to this Court by Order of the Judicial Panel on Multidis-trict Litigation. The cases were transferred for consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. Prior to instituting a full discovery/pretrial schedule, defendant, Medtronic, Inc, (“Medtronic”), has asked the Court to consider its motion for' summary judgment based on its claim that federal preemption bars plaintiffs’ claims. The Court has done so. Medtronic’s motion is denied.
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