LEIGH v. DANEK MEDICAL, INC.

No. 4:95-CV-797-A.

28 F.Supp.2d 401 (1998)

Jason LEIGH, Plaintiff, v. DANEK MEDICAL, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division.

June 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ray McGown, Weller Wheelus & Green, Beaumont, TX, John J. Cummings, III, Donna S. Cummings, Frank C. Dudenhefer, Jr., Cummings Cummings & Dudenhefer, New Orleans, LA, Darryl J. Tschirn, Eric A. Thomson, Tschirn & Thomson, La Jolla, CA, for Jason Leigh, David Nmn Conger, Ronald Gene Penny, Teresa R. Penny.

Sheree L. McCall, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX, Philip H Lebowitz, Stephen S. Phillips, Pepper Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, PA, for Danek Medical, Inc., Sofamor Inc., Sofamor Danek Group Inc., Sofamor SNC, Warsaw Orthopedic Inc., George Rapp, Spinal Science Advancement Foundation.

Stephen S. Phillips, Pepper Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, PA, for Danek Capital Corp., Danek Sales Corp., Yves Cotrel.

Sudie Thompson, McCauley Macdonald & Devin, Dallas, TX, Steven Andrew Springer, Fletcher & Springer, Dallas, TX, Susan S. Wettle, Ann E. Eberle, Steven M Crawford, Gregory A. Bolzle, Carl Arthur Henlein, Brown, Todd & Heyburn, Louisville, KY, Fredric L. Goldfein, Goldfein & Joseph, Philadelphia, PA, for National Medical Specialty, Inc.

Fredric L. Goldfein, Goldfein & Joseph, Philadelphia, PA, for Stuart Inc.

Margaret S. Woodruff, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, PA, for Eduardo Luque, Roger P. Jackson, David Bradford, Harry Shufflebarger, Charles E. Johnston, II, Richard Ashman, John A. Herring, John P. Barrett, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Sheree L. McCall, Kurt Wood Meaders, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX, Margaret S. Woodruff, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, PA, for Gary Lowery, Thomas Whitecloud, III, Thoams A. Zdeblick.

Sheree L. McCall, Kurt Wood Meaders, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX, James F. Roegge, Meagher & Gear PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Ensor Transfeldt.

David Weaver, Burford & Ryburn, Dallas, TX, Mitchell A. Stearn, K. Thomas Shahriari, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Washington, DC, for American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

David Weaver, Burford & Ryburn, Dallas, TX, Shawn M. Collins, Collins Law Firm, Naperville, IL, for North American Spine Society.

W. Lee Kohler, Joseph L. McReynolds, Douglas R. Elliott, Janet L. MacDonell, Deutsch Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, for Scoliosis Research Society.

Richard I. Werder, Jr., Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, for Acromed Corporation, Charter, Acromed Corp., Acromed Corporation, Charter Number 816942, Acromed Research and Development Corporation, Acromed Spine Research Foundation, Inc., Acromed, Inc. Charter Number 811415, Acromed Incorporated, Acromed Incorporated, Charter Number 816943, Acromed Holding Corporation, Charter Number 811416, Acromed Corporation.

Vincent Steven Walkowiak, James Jeffery Richardson, Fulbright & Jaworski, Dallas, TX, Michael R. Fruehwald, Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Ace Medical Company, Depuy-Motech, Inc..

Matthew R. Muth, Phelps Dunbar, Houston, TX, Tracy E. Gold, Aubert & Pajares, Metairie, LA, for Advanced Spine Fixation System, Inc.

Kyle W. Johnson, Mark Alan Goodman, Lawrence Eugene Jones, Christine Van Vooren, David Goodman & Madole, Dallas, TX, Lawrence A. Mann, Stanton E. Shuler, Jr., Leake & Andersson, New Orleans, LA, for Cross Medical Products.

Kathleen A. Manning, McGlinchey Stafford Lang, New Orleans, LA, for Howmedica Inc., Pfizer Inc.

Jeffrey L. Steinbach, Baltimore, MD, for Scientific Spinal Ltd.

Daniel R. Barrett, Fielding Barrett & Taylor, Fort Worth, TX, Ann P. Watson, McFall Sherwood & Sheehy, Houston, TX, Sally I. Gaden, Montgomery Barnett Brown Read Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, LA, for Smith & Nephew Richards Inc.

Robert R. Reeder, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, Bradley N. Gahm, Cozen & O'Connor, Dallas, TX, for Synthes (USA).

Bradley N. Gahm, Cozen & O'Connor, Dallas, TX, for Synthes Inc., Synthes AG.

Robert R. Reeder, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Synthes North America, Inc.

Roy Lee Stacy, Calhoun & Stacy, Dallas, TX, Thomas G. Stayton, Leslie S. Rogers, Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, IN, Albert J. Dahm, Baker & Daniels, Fort Wayne, IN, for Zimmer, Inc.

Jeffrey Hassan, Jordan & Keys, Washington, DC, for Health Industry Manufacturers Association.

Sheree L. McCall, Kurt Wood Meaders, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX,for Richard W Treharne, PhD., Ermon R. Pickard.


MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER

McBRYDE, District Judge.

Came on for consideration the motion of defendants American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ("AAOS") and the Scoliosis Research Society ("SRS") (collectively the "medical associations") for summary judgment. The court, having considered the motion, the response of plaintiff, Jason Leigh, the reply, the record, the summary judgment evidence, and applicable authorities, finds that the motion should...

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