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Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

James R. Condo (#005867) 

Amanda C. Sheridan (#027360) 

SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. 

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Attorneys for Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and 

Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

IN RE: Bard IVC Filters Products Liability 

Litigation, 

No. 2:15-MD-02641-DGC 

THE PARTIES’ JOINT STATUS 

REPORT FOR THE DECEMBER 15, 

2017 CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

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In accordance with Paragraph G of Case Management Order No. 27 [Doc. 8133], 

the Parties hereby submit their Joint Status Report for the December 15, 2017 Case 

Management Conference. 

I. Discovery 

A. MDL Common Discovery 

The Parties completed MDL common discovery on February 3, 2017. The 

following depositions have been completed: 

December 15, 2015 30(b)(6) re FDA Warning Letter 

January 11, 2016 Kay Fuller 

January 20, 2016 Continued 30(b)(6) re FDA Warning Letter 

March 18, 2016 30(b)(6) re corporate structure 

April 27, 2016 30(b)(6) re ESI systems structure 

May 3, 2016 Murray Asch, M.D. 

 May 11, 2016 Carol Vierling 

 May 17, 2016 Anne Bynon 

 May 24, 2016 Len DeCant 

 June 2, 2016 John DeFord 

 June 9, 2016 Bret Baird 

 June 16, 2016 Robert DeLeon 

 June 17, 2016 Joe DeJohn 

 July 18, 2016 Abithal Raji-Kubba 

 July 27, 2016 Bill Little 

 July 27, 2016 Judy Ludwig 

 July 29, 2016 John Wheeler 

 August 9, 2016 Maureen Uebelacker 

August 16, 2016 Daniel Orms 

August 19, 2016 Mary Edwards 

August 24, 2016 Cindi Walcott 

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August 30, 2016 30(b)(6) re REACH program 

September 7, 2016 Steve Williamson 

September 7, 2016 30(b)(6) re Sales/Marketing 

September 7, 2016 Kevin Shifrin 

September 16, 2016 Jack Sullivan 

September 19, 2016 Brian Doherty 

September 23, 2016 Holly Glass 

September 29, 2016 John Van Vleet 

October 11, 2016 Chris Ganser 

October 18, 2016 Natalie Wong 

November 3, 2016 Jack Sullivan (continued) 

November 11, 2016 Robert Cortelezzi 

December 6, 2016 David Peeler, M.D. 

January 4, 2017 John Kaufman, M.D. 

January 18, 2017 Michael Randall - 30(b)(6) Meridian/Denali 

January 18, 2017 Kim Romney 

January 19, 2017 Robert Carr - 30(b)(6) Key Opinion Leaders 

January 20, 2017 Scott Trerotola, M.D. 

January 24, 2017 Scott Randall 

January 25, 2017 Gary Cohen, M.D. 

January 26, 2017 Chad Modra - 30(b)(6) Failure Rate Thresholds 

January 26, 2017 Anthony Venbrux, M.D. 

January 30, 2017 Frank Lynch, M.D. 

January 31, 2017 Mark Wilson 

February 1, 2017 William Stavropoulos, M.D. 

February 2, 2017 Mike Randall 

February 2, 2017 Kevin Boyle 

June 6, 2017 Rob Carr (Preemption Declaration) 

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B. MDL Expert Disclosure and Discovery 

Plaintiffs made their initial disclosures of expert witnesses on March 3, 2017, and 

their initial disclosures relating to the Meridian and Denali devices on April 7, 2017. 

Those disclosures included the following witnesses: 

David W. Bates, M.D., MSc 

Rebecca Betensky, Ph.D. 

Mark J. Eisenberg, M.D. 

David Garcia, M.D. 

Steven M. Hertz, M.D. 

Sanjeeva Kalva M.D. 

David A. Kessler, M.D. 

Thomas Kinney, M.D., M.S.M.E. 

Robert M. McMeeking, Ph.D., NAE, FREng, FRSE, LFASME 

Robert O. Ritchie, Ph.D. 

Suzanne Parisian, M.D. 

Anne Christine Roberts, M.D. 

Michael B. Streiff, M.D. 

Robert L. Vogelzang, M.D. 

Defendants made their initial disclosures of expert witnesses on April 14, 2017, 

and their initial disclosures relating to the Meridian and Denali devices on May 12, 2017. 

Those disclosures included the following witnesses: 

Christine L. Brauer, Ph.D. 

Paul Briant, Ph.D., P.E. 

Audrey A. Fasching, Ph.D., P.E. 

David W. Feigal. Jr., M.D., M.P.H. 

Clement J. Grassi, M.D. 

Mark W. Moritz, M.D. 

Christopher S. Morris, M.D. 

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Frederick B. Rogers, M.D., FACS 

Moni Stein, M.D., FSIR 

Ronald A. Thisted, Ph.D. 

Donna Bea Tillman, Ph.D., M.P.A. 

Plaintiffs made their rebuttal disclosures of expert witnesses on May 12, 2017. 

Those disclosures included the following witnesses: 

Rebecca Betensky, Ph.D. 

Kush Desai, M.D. 

Mark J. Eisenberg, M.D. 

Steven M. Hertz, M.D. 

Robert M. McMeeking, Ph.D. 

Robert O. Ritchie, Ph.D. 

Robert L. Vogelzang, M.D. 

The following expert depositions have been taken: 

 May 9, 2017 David W. Bates, M.D., MSc (class-action) 

 May 16, 2017 Steven M. Hertz, M.D. (class-action) 

 May 17, 2017 Christopher S. Morris, M.D. 

June 5, 2017 Robert L. Vogelzang, M.D. 

June 6, 2017 Kush Desai, M.D. 

 June 9, 2017 Robert O. Ritchie, Ph.D. 

June 15, 2017 Clement J. Grassi, M.D. 

 June 17, 2017 Thomas Kinney, M.D., M.S., M.E. 

 June 21, 2017 David L. Garcia, M.D. 

June 21, 2017 Suzanne Parisian, M.D. 

June 21, 2017 Anne Christine Roberts, M.D. 

 June 23, 2017 Rebecca Betensky, Ph.D. 

June 26, 2017 Audrey Fasching, Ph.D., PE 

 July 6, 2017 Mark J. Eisenberg, M.D., MPH, FACC, FAHA 

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July 6, 2017 Robert M. McMeeking, Ph.D., NAE, FREng, 

FRSE, LFASME 

July 7, 2017 Anne Christine Roberts, M.D. 

July 11, 2017 Sanjeeva Kalva, M.D. 

July 12, 2017 Michael B. Streiff, M.D. 

July 13, 2017 Paul Briant, Ph.D, PE 

July 18, 2017 Mark W. Moritz, M.D. 

July 18, 2017 Frederick B. Rogers, M.D., MS, FACS 

July 20, 2017 David W. Feigal, Jr., M.D., MPH 

July 21, 2017 Darren R. Hurst, M.D. 

July 24, 2017 Derek D. Muehrcke, M.D. 

July 25, 2017 Christopher S. Morris, M.D. 

July 26, 2017 J. Matthew Sims, MC, MS 

July 26, 2017 Kenneth Herbst, M.D. 

July 28, 2017 Ronald A. Thisted, Ph.D. 

July 31, 2017 David A. Kessler, M.D. 

July 31, 2017 Moni Stein, M.D. 

August 2, 2017 Christine L. Brauer, M.D., Ph.D. 

August 3, 2017 Paul Briant, Ph.D., PE 

August 3, 2017 Audrey Fasching, Ph.D. 

August 3, 2017 David S. Poll, M.D. 

August 4, 2017 Robert O. Ritchie, Ph.D. 

August 4, 2017 Donna Bea Tillman, Ph.D.MPA, FRAPS 

August 16, 2017 Lora K. White, RN, BSN, CCM, CNLCP 

August 25, 2017 Daniel Cousin, M.D. 

September 29, 2017 Piotr Sobieszczyk, M.D. 

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C. Barazza Class Action Discovery 

The Parties completed the depositions of the named plaintiffs. The following 

depositions were taken: 

October 19, 2016 Diane Washington 

October 28, 2016 James Holt 

November 10, 2016 Gregory Lester 

November 16, 2016 Maria Barazza 

November 30, 2016 Edward Mims 

December 1, 2016 Nancy Mosher 

December 6, 2016 Thomas Flournay 

December 6, 2016 Delmar Lee Peck 

December 15, 2016 Denise Tomlin 

January 24, 2017 John Van Vleet 

February 27, 2017 Linda Walker 

May 11, 2017 Ana Hernandez 

The Parties designated and disclosed experts on class certification issues, including 

Plaintiffs’ rebuttal expert reports. Many of those class certification experts were also the 

same experts in the general MDL and were deposed at the same time for both the MDL 

and the class action. 

D. Bellwether Group 1 Depositions 

 1. Fact Discovery 

The Parties took the following fact witness depositions in the five bellwether cases: 

January 25, 2017 Lisa Ann Hyde (Hyde) 

January 25, 2017 Mark E. Hyde (Hyde) 

February 3, 2017 Doris Yvette Singleton-Jones (Jones) 

February 3, 2017 Alfred L. Jones, Sr. (Jones) 

February 8, 2017 Debra Mulkey (Mulkey) 

February 8, 2017 Joshua Thompson (Mulkey) 

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February 8, 2017 Carol Diane Kruse (Kruse) 

February 20, 2017 Sherr-Una Booker (Booker) 

February 20, 2017 Diane Michelle Biere (Kruse) 

March 20, 2017 Scott Karch (Mulkey) 

March 21, 2017 Marcus D’Ayala, M.D. (Booker) 

March 22, 2017 Salil Patel, M.D. (Booker) 

March 23, 2017 Kirsten J. Nelson, M.D. (Jones) 

March 23, 2017 Anthony James Avino, M.D. (Jones) 

March 28, 2017 Marc A. Workman, M.D. (Mulkey) 

April 3, 2017 Mark R. Hutchins, M.D. (Kruse) 

April 4, 2017 Shanon D. Smith, M.D. (Kruse) 

April 6, 2017 David A. Henry, M.D. (Hyde) 

April 7, 2017 James Burks, M.D. (Jones) 

May 31, 2017 Angelic Thompson (Mulkey) 

May 31, 2017 Lorelie Thompson (Mulkey) 

May 31, 2017 Torin Walters, M.D. (Mulkey) 

June 1, 2017 Pho Nguyen, M.D. (Mulkey) 

June 15, 2017 Brandon Kang, M.D. (Booker) 

June 20, 2017 Richard Harvey, M.D. (Booker) 

June 26, 2017 Eric Hairston (Booker) 

July 7, 2017 Amy Sparks, M.D. (Hyde) 

July 11, 2017 Colleen Taylor, M.D. (Jones) 

July 12, 2017 Aaron Donner (Mulkey) 

July 19, 2017 Michael Jennings (Kruse) 

July 20, 2017 Joyce Bieck, AART (Kruse) 

August 3, 2017 Brody Puckett (Kruse) 

August 3, 2017 Chris Smith (Jones) 

August 5, 2017 David Chodos (Jones) 

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August 7, 2017 Shanice Matthews (Jones) 

August 7, 2017 Sharese May (Jones) 

August 15, 2017 Bryan Vogel (Booker and Kruse) 

August 23, 2017 Tim Hug (Hyde) 

 2. Case-Specific Expert Disclosures and Discovery 

On June 5, 2017, Plaintiffs disclosed case-specific expert reports by the following 

expert witnesses in all five bellwether cases: 

 Darren Hurst, M.D. 

 Derek D. Muehrcke, M.D. 

On June 5, 2107, Plaintiffs disclosed the case-specific expert report of David 

Garcia, M.D. in the Jones bellwether case. 

On June 9, 2017, in accordance with the agreement of the Parties, Plaintiffs 

disclosed case-specific expert reports by Robert M. McMeeking, Ph.D., NAE, FREng, 

FRSE, LFASME in all five bellwether cases. 

On June 12, 2017, in accordance with the agreement of the Parties, Plaintiffs 

disclosed case-specific expert reports by the following expert witnesses in all five 

bellwether cases: 

 Robert O. Ritchie, Ph.D. 

J. Matthew Sims, MC, MS & Lora K. White, RN, BSN, CNLCP, CCM, 

MSCC 

On July 3, 2017, Defendants disclosed case-specific expert reports for the 

following expert witnesses: 

Kenneth D. Herbst, M.D. 

Mark W. Moritz, M.D. 

Christopher S. Morris, M.D. 

Moni Stein, M.D., FSIR 

On July 13, 2017, in accordance with agreement of the parties, Defendants 

disclosed case-specific expert reports for the following expert witnesses: 

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Daniel Cousin, M.D. 

David Poll, M.D. 

Piotr Sobieszczyk, M.D. 

All general MDL deposition discovery and all depositions related to the initial five 

bellwether cases have been completed. 

II. Science Day Procedure

The Parties made their Science Day presentations on October 5, 2017 as described 

in CMO 27. 

III. Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions

A. The Parties filed their Daubert and summary judgment motions in 

accordance with CMO 23 and this Court’s August 31, 2017, Order [Doc. 7368]. The 

Court has heard and submitted its rulings on the following motions argued on November 

17, 2017. 

 Defendants’ Motion and Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary 

Regarding Preemption (Docs. 5396 and 7828) (denied). 

 Defendants’ Motion and Memorandum in Support of Motion for Partial 

Summary Judgment of Plaintiff SherrUna Booker’s Claims (Docs. 7456 and 

8163) (granted in part, denied in part). 

B. In accordance with the Court’s CMO No. 28, the parties are ready to argue 

the following motions on December 15, 2017: 

1. Defendants’ Motion and Memorandum in Support of Motion to Disqualify 

Robert Vogelzang, M.D. and Kush Desai, M.D. as Testifying Experts; and 

Scott Resnick, M.D. and Robert Lewandowski, M.D. as Consulting Experts 

for Plaintiffs (Docs. 6678, 7029, and 7058); 

2. Defendants’ Motion and Memorandum in Support of Motion to Disqualify 

Thomas Kinney, M.D. as an Expert for Plaintiffs (Docs. 5677, 5803, and 

5879); 

3. Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion 

and Incorporated Memorandum to Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of David 

Kessler, M.D. and Memorandum of Law in Support (Docs. 7309 and 7805); 

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4. Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion 

and Incorporated Memorandum to Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of 

Suzanne Parisian, M.D. and Memorandum of Law in Support (Docs. 7308 

and 7814). 

5. Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc.’s and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion 

to Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of Thomas Kinney, M.D., Anne 

Christine Roberts, M.D., and Sanjeeva Kalva, M.D. and Memorandum of 

Law in Support (Docs. 7296, and 7812) 

6. Defendants C. R. Bard Inc.’s and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion to 

Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of Derek R. Muehrcke, M.D. and 

Memorandum of Law in Support (Docs. 7304 and 7813) 

C. The parties have agreed that some motions scheduled to be heard at the 

January 19, 2018 hearing may be ruled upon without the need for oral argument: 

1. Plaintiffs’ Motion to Exclude Opinions and Testimony of Christopher S. 

Morris, M.D. (Docs. 7320 and 7800); 

2. Plaintiffs’ Motion to Exclude Opinions and Testimony of Clement J. Grassi, 

M.D. (Docs. 7326 and 7798); 

3. Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion 

and Incorporated Memorandum to Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of 

David Garcia, M.D. and Michael Streiff, M.D. and Memorandum of Law in 

Support (Docs. 7294 and 7808); 

4. Plaintiffs’ Motion to Exclude Defense Expert Opinions Under Fed. R. Evid. 

702 Based on Their Use of the Criminal Law Standard of Certainty (Docs. 

7324 and 77973). 

D. The parties anticipate the following motions will be heard on January 15, 

2018: 

1. Defendants C. R. Bard Inc.’s and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion to 

Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of Darren R. Hurst, M.D., and Supporting 

Memorandum of Law (Docs. 7302 and 7811); 

2. Defendants C. R. Bard Inc.’s and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion to 

Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of Mark J. Eisenberg, M.D. and 

Memorandum of Law in Support (Docs. 7291 and 7810); 

3. Defendants C. R. Bard Inc.’s and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion to 

Exclude the Opinions of Rebecca Betensky, Ph.D. and Memorandum of 

Law in Support (Docs. 7288 and 7809); 

4. Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion to 

Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of Robert M. McMeeking, Ph.D., and 

Supporting Memorandum of Law (Docs. 7314 and 7806); 

5. Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.’s Motion to 

Exclude (Daubert) the Opinions of Robert O. Ritchie, Ph.D., and 

Supporting Memorandum of Law (Docs. 7316 and 7807); 

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6. Defendants’ Motion and Memorandum in Support of Motion for Partial 

Summary Judgment of Plaintiffs Doris and Alfred Jones’s Claims (Docs. 

7351 and 7943). 

IV. Leave to File Early Motion in Limine 

A. Plaintiffs’ Position 

 One of the generic motions in limine that Plaintiffs intend to file will be their 

“Cisson FDA” motion seeking exclusion of certain FDA-related evidence. 1

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request an early ruling on their “Cisson FDA” motion in limine as this ruling will affect 

both parties’ trial preparation with regard to which witnesses will be called and for how 

long, as well as which portions of video-taped depositions will be/can be played at trial. 

Plaintiffs are prepared to file this motion within five (5) days of this Court’s ruling on the 

matter. 

B. Defendants’ Position 

The Plaintiffs raised this same issue prior to the last status conference. At that 

time, the Defendants expressed concern about attempting to add expedited motions in 

limine to a schedule already filled with multiple Daubert and summary judgment motions 

to be considered. The Defendants also noted that they would like the opportunity to file 

one motion in limine on a parallel track with the Plaintiffs’ Cisson motion, and in excess 

of the Court’s normal page limitations for such motions. The Court addressed these issues 

in Case Management Order No. 28 and set a briefing schedule for all motions in limine. 

See Doc. No. 8851. The Defendants stand ready to follow that schedule or any modified 

schedule established by the Court. 

 

1 This issue was recently addressed by the Eleventh Circuit in Eghnayem v. Boston 

Scientific, Inc., 2017 WL 4681345, at *6 (11th Cir. Oct. 19, 2017), and previously by the 

Fourth Circuit in In re C.R. Bard, Inc., MDL. No. 2187, Pelvic Repair Sys. Prods. Liab. 

Litig., 810 F.3d 913 (4th Cir. Jan. 14, 2016). This issue was also recently addressed in the 

Cook IVC Filter MDL. (See, Doc. 8032). 

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V. Jury Questionnaire 

 The parties are working on a proposed Jury Questionnaire and will submit their 

proposed Jury Questionnaire to the Court before the December 15, 2017 case management 

conference. 

Respectfully submitted this 8th day of December 2017. 

GALLAGHER & KENNEDY, P.A. 

By: s/ Mark S. O’Connor 

Mark S. O’Connor (011029) 

2575 East Camelback Road 

Phoenix, Arizona 85016-9225 

Ramon Rossi Lopez 

(admitted pro hac vice) 

CA Bar No. 86361 

LOPEZ McHUGH LLP 

100 Bayview Circle, Suite 5600 

Newport Beach, California 92660 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. 

By: s/Amanda C. Sheridan 

James R. Condo (005867) 

Amanda C. Sheridan (027360) 

One Arizona Center 

400 E. Van Buren, Suite 1900 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2202 

Richard B. North, Jr. (admitted pro hac 

vice) 

Georgia Bar No. 545599 

Matthew B. Lerner (admitted pro hac vice) 

Georgia Bar No. 446986 

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 

201 17th Street, NW / Suite 1700 

Atlanta, GA 30363 

Attorneys for C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard 

Peripheral Vascular, Inc. 

 

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602.382.6000 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on December 8th, 2017, the foregoing was electronically filed 

with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will automatically send email 

notification of such filing to all attorneys of record. 

 s/ Amanda C. Sheridan 

4814-2565-1032 

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