Thompson v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS KRISTI BUFF-THOMPSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 19-cv-1232-JES-JEH ) SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., a Delaware ) Corporation, a/k/a SMITH & NEPHEW ) Plc and/or SMITH & NEPHEW UK, ) ) Defendant, ) ) DONALD A. MITZELFELT, M.D., ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER AND OPINION Now before the Court are Defendant Smith & Nephew, Inc.’s (“SNI”) Motion (Doc. 5) to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, and Memorandum (Doc. 6) in Support; Plaintiff Thompson’s Response (Doc. 9), and Memorandum in Support (Doc. 10); and Respondent Mitzelfelt’s Motion (Doc. 7)…