Legal Opinion
Ramirez v. Medtronic Inc.
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided August 21, 2013No. CV-13-00512-PHX-GMSPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
G. MURRAY SNOW, District Judge.
Cristina Ramirez. (Doc. 24.) The briefing on that Motion has also produced a Motion to Strike. (Doc. 37.) The Court held oral argument on August 13, 2013. For reasons discussed below, the Court grants in part and denies in part both Motions.
BACKGROUND1
Ramirez has brought several tort claims against Medtronic that challenge how Medtronic has produced and promoted its Infuse device. Ramirez underwent a lumbar fusion procedure to alleviate her back pain on March 2, 2009. (Doc. 1 ¶ 246.) Her surgeon, Dr. Wang, used Infuse, a bio-engineered liquid bone graft…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Navarro v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Lee v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Eidson v. Medtronic, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2013
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- Beavers-Gabriel v. Medtronic, Inc.District Court, D. Hawaii · 2014
- Rosenstern v. Allergan, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2013
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