CLARK v. MEDTRONIC, INC.

No. 06-CV-4078 (JMR/AJB).

572 F.Supp.2d 1090 (2008)

Demetrus Claude CLARK v. MEDTRONIC, INC.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

August 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Gustafson, Karla M. Gluek, Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Nicole E. Narotzky, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Mpls, MN, Douglas M. Schmidt, Douglas M Schmidt, APLC, New Orleans, LA, Ronald S. Rash, Aaronson & Rash PLLC, Houston, TX, for Demetrus Claude Clark.

Jay B. Bryan, Lori G. Cohen, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, GA, R Lawrence Purdy, Nicole E. Narotzky, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Mpls, MN, for Medtronic, Inc.


ORDER

JAMES M. ROSENBAUM, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Demetrus Claude Clark, claims defendant, Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic"), was negligent in manufacturing and marketing its Model 7278 Maximo implantable cardioverter-defibrillator ("ICD"). Medtronic moves for summary judgment based on federal preemption. Defendant's motion is granted.

I. Background1

A. Federal Premarket Approval Process

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