WOOLEY v. SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS, INC.

Civil Action No. G-97-506.

67 F.Supp.2d 703 (1999)

Michael WOOLEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.

November 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Ross Citti, Citti & Crinion, Houston, TX, for Ross Citti.

James Baker Manley, Manley & Alter, Pasadena, TX, John J. Cummings, III, New Orleans, LA, for Michael Wooley, Rita Wooley.

Ann Pate Watson, McFall Sherwood & Sheehy, Houston, TX, James B. Irwin, Montgomery Barnett Brown Read Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, LA, Kim E Moore, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, LA, Brian B. Quirk, Nathan T Gisclair, Barnett Brown et al, New Orleans, LA, for Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.

Ann Pate Watson, McFall Sherwood & Sheehy, Houston, TX, for Smith & Nephew PLC.

DeWitt M. Shy, Jr., Stephen D. Crawley, Brook Lathram, Burch Porter et al, Memphis, TN, for Abraham Rogozinski, Chaim Rogozinski.

Norman P. Jeddeloh, Burditt and Radzius Chicago, IL, Thomas Shahriari, Porter Wright et al, Washington, DC, for American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr., Janet L. MacDonell, Deutsch Kerrigan et al, New Orleans, LA, for Scoliosis Research Society.

Michael R. Fruehwald, Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Ace Medical Co., Depay-Matech Inc.

David M. Gold, Aubert & Pajares, Metairie, LA, for Advanced Spine Fixation System, Inc.

Lawrence A. Mann, Leake & Anderson, New Orleans, LA, for Cross Medical Products.

Robert R. Reeder, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Synthes (U.S.A.), Synthes Inc., Synthes North America Inc.

Stephen S. Phillips, Philip H. Lebowitz, Pepper Hamilton et al, Philadelphia, PA, for Danek Medical Inc., Sofamor-Danek Group, Inc., Warsaw Orthopedic Inc.

Michael D. Hudgins, Hudgins Hudgins and Warrick, Houston, TX, Carl A. Henlein, Brown Todd et al, Louisville, KY, for Youngwood Medical Specialties Inc.

Thomas G. Stayton, Leslie S. Rogers, Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, IN, for Zimmer Inc.

Alan R. Peterman, Hiscock & Barclay, Syracuse, NY, for Hansen Yuan, M.D.


ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE EXPERT OPINION TESTIMONY OF DR. LANCE YARUS AND DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR LACK OF MEDICAL CAUSATION

KENT, District Judge.

Plaintiffs bring this products liability action against Defendant Smith & Nephew Richard, Inc. ("S & N") for personal injuries allegedly caused by pedicle bone screws used in Plaintiff Michael Wooley's spinal fusion surgery. Now before the Court...

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