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Karen A. Confoy

FOX ROTHSCHILD, LLP

Princeton Pike Corporate Center

997 Lenox Drive, Building 3

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Telephone: (609) 896-3600

Facsimile: (609) 896-1469

Attorneys for Defendant Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IN RE: FOSAMAX (ALENDRONATE 

SODIUM): PRODUCTS LIABILITY 

LITIGATION

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:

Zessin et al., v. Merck Sharp & Dohme 

Corp.

Civil Action No. 11-cv-3918 (JAP)(LHG)

Young v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Civil Action No. 11-cv-3225 (JAP)(LHG)

Johnson v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Civil Action No. 11-cv-5301 (JAP)(LHG)

DOCUMENT FILED 

ELECTRONICALLY

MDL No. 2243

Master Docket No. 08-08 (JAP)

Civil No. 11-cv-3918 (JAP)(LHG)

Civil No. 11-cv-3225 (JAP)(LHG)

Civil No. 11-cv-5301 (JAP)(LHG)

NOTICE OF MOTION

TO STRIKE DR. ROBERT MAKUCH FROM PLAINTIFFS’ RULE 26(a)(2) 

DISCLOSURE AND EXCLUDE HIS TESTIMONY AT TRIAL

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned counsel will apply to the 

above named Court on May 20, 2013, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be 

heard, for an Order to Strike Dr. Robert Makuch from Plaintiffs’ Rule 26(a)(2) 

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Disclosure and Exclude Him from Testifying at Trial in the above captioned 

matters. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in support of this motion, 

Merck relies upon the Declaration of Karen A. Confoy and accompanying exhibits, 

executed on April 17, 2013, and Memorandum of Law in support thereof, dated 

April 17, 2013. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a proposed form of Order is 

submitted herewith.

Oral argument is requested.

Respectfully submitted,

FOX ROTHSCHILD, LLP

By: /s/ Karen A. Confoy

 KAREN A. CONFOY

 kconfoy@foxrothschild.com

Attorney for Defendants 

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

(f/k/a Merck & Co., Inc.)

Dated: April 17, 2013

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 17th day of April, 2013, I caused copies of the 

foregoing NOTICE OF DEFENDANT MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.’S 

MOTION TO STRIKE DR. ROBERT MAKUCH FROM PLAINTIFFS’ RULE 

26(a)(2) DISCLOSURE AND EXCLUDE HIM FROM TESTIFYING AT TRIAL, 

MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT MERCK SHARP 

& DOHME CORP.’S MOTION TO STRIKE DR. ROBERT MAKUCH FROM 

PLAINTIFFS’ RULE 26(a)(2) DISCLOSURE AND EXCLUDE HIM FROM 

TESTIFYING AT TRIAL, and DECLARATION OF KAREN A. CONFOY and 

accompanying exhibits, to be served and filed electronically, pursuant to the 

Court’s Case Management Order, via the Court’s CM/ECF system and served via 

electronic mail on the following:

James A. Morris, Esq.

Edward Braniff, Esq.

Weitz & Luxenberg,, P.C.

180 Maiden Lane, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10005

jmorris@weitzlux.com

James D. Cecchi, Jr. Esq.

Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C.

6 Becker Farm Road # 301

Roseland, NJ 07068-1735

JCecchi@carellabyrne.com

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David Buchanan, Esq.

Seeger Weiss LLP

77 Water Street

New York, NY 10005

dbuchanan@seegerweiss.com

/s/ Karen A. Confoy

Karen A. Confoy

kconfoy@foxrothschild.com

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