UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DIVISION OF OHIO 

EASTERN DIVISION 

IN RE: DAVOL, INC./C.R. BARD, 

INC., POLYPROPYLENE HERNIA 

MESH PRODUCTS LIABILITY 

LITIGATION 

This document relates to: 

ALL ACTIONS. 

Case No.: 2:18-md-2846

JUDGE EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR. 

Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson

PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF THE VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM 

OF STEVE ELDRIDGE 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

Plaintiffs will take the deposition of STEVE ELDRIDGE (“deponent”). The deposition shall be 

taken by stenographic and videographic means before a Notary Public, or other person authorized 

to take oaths pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 28, at 9:00 am (ET) on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 

at the Renaissance Providence Downtown, 5 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, RI 02903. The 

deposition will continue from day-to-day excluding Sundays and court-recognized holidays, until 

examination is completed. The deponent is further requested to bring to the deposition any 

documents and/or tangible things described on Exhibit A.

Dated: October 20, 2022 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ David J. Butler

Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel 

David J. Butler (0068455) 

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 

65 East State Street, Suite 1000 

Columbus, OH 43215-4213 

Tel: (614) 221-2838 

Fax: (614) 221-2007 

Email: dbutler@taftlaw.com 

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Timothy M. O’Brien 

Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel 

Florida Bar No. 055565 

Levin, Papantonio, Rafferty, 

Proctor, Buchanan, O’Brien, 

Barr & Mougey, P.A. 

316 South Baylen St., Ste. 600 

Pensacola, FL 32502 

Tel: (850) 435-7084 

Fax: (850) 436-6084 

Email: tobrien@levinlaw.com

Kelsey L. Stokes 

Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel 

Texas Bar No. 24083912 

FLEMING, NOLEN & JEZ, L.L.P. 

2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4000 

Houston, TX 77056-6109 

Tel: (713) 621-7944 

Fax: (713) 621-9638 

Email: kelsey_stokes@fleming-law.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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EXHIBIT A – DUCES TECUM 

Plaintiff requests that the deponent bring to the deposition and allow counsel to inspect and 

copy the following documents and/or tangible things: 

1. The deponent’s current curriculum vitae. 

2. If, at the time of deposition, the deponent is no longer an employee of the Defendants 

and/or Becton Dickinson, all materials still in his/her possession relating to any C.R. Bard 

hernia mesh device. 

3. Any and all evaluations or self-evaluations relating to the deponent’s job performance with 

the Defendants and/or Becton Dickinson as it pertains to any C.R. Bard hernia mesh device. 

4. If, at the time of deposition, the deponent is no longer an employee of the Defendants 

and/or Becton Dickinson, all documents reflecting any contracts, agreements, and/or 

payments made to the deponent by Defendants and/or Becton Dickinson after termination 

of employment (e.g., termination or severance agreements). 

5. Any and all documents in deponent’s custodial file that have not previously been produced 

and which are responsive to the agreed-upon search terms for this litigation and are not 

subject to a claim of privilege. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on October 20, 2022, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was 

served via email to counsel for Defendants: 

Michael K. Brown 

REED SMITH LLP 

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1514 

(213) 457-8000 

mkbrown@reedsmith.com

Eric L. Alexander 

Matthew D. Jacobson 

Jesse J. Ash 

REED SMITH, LLP 

1301 K Street, NW 

Suite 1000 – East Tower 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 414-9200 

ealexander@reedsmith.com 

mjacobson@reedsmith.com 

jash@reedsmith.com 

William D. Kloss, Jr. 

Henrique A. Geigel 

Arryn K. Miner 

Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease 

52 East Gay Street 

Columbus, OH 43215 

(614) 464-6202

wdklossjr@vorys.com

hageigel@vorys.com

akminer@vorys.com

Lori G. Cohen 

Marcella C. Ducca 

Sean P. Jessee 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP 

Terminus 200 

3333 Piedmont Road, NE, Suite 2500 

Atlanta, GA 30305 

cohenl@gtlaw.com

duccam@gtlaw.com

jessees@gtlaw.com

/s/ David J. Butler

Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel

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