Legal Opinion
Houston v. Medtronic, Inc.
District Court, D. California
Decided July 30, 2013No. Case No. 2:13-cv-1679-SVW-SHPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT [16]
STEPHEN V. WILSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On March 8, 2013, Plaintiff Jennifer Houston (“Plaintiff’) commenced this action against Defendants Medtronic, Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges that she suffered harmful side effects after undergoing lumbar surgery in which her surgeon used Defendants’ product, the Infuse Device, in an off-label manner. (Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 1-13). Now before *1170the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint pursuant to…
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