Legal Opinion
Cline v. Advanced Neuromodulation System, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided November 7, 2012No. Civil Action No. 1:11-CV-4064-ATPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
AMY TOTENBERG, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint [Doc. 33] and Motion to Lift Stay of Discovery [Doc. 39].
I. Background1
This case arises from the surgical implantation of a medical device and the injuries sustained from its failure and removal. In an attempt to relieve her chronic back and lower body pain, Plaintiff Sheryl D. Cline had a medical device surgically inserted in her back on December 24, 2009. (Am. Compl. ¶ 5.) This device, called an implantable pulse generator (“IPG”), is designed to relieve pain…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Raab v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2015
- Cline v. Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2014
- Rosbeck v. Corin Group, PLCDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
- Lederman v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2013