Legal Opinion

Arthur v. Medtronic, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided August 24, 2015No. 4:14-CV-52 (CEJ)PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CAROL E. JACKSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs first *1148amended complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(b) and 12(b)(6). Plaintiff has filed a response in opposition and the issues are fully briefed.

I. Background

On December 1, 2008, plaintiff Kathleen Arthur underwent an anterior cervical dis-cectomy and fusion surgery (ACDF) in which her surgeon implanted the Infuse Bone Graft/LT-Cage Lumbar Tapered Fusion Device (“Infuse”), manufactured by defendants Medtronic, Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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