BUSH v. THORATEC CORP.

Civil Action No. 11-1654.

13 F.Supp.3d 554 (2014)

Dina M. Robles BUSH v. THORATEC CORPORATION, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

Signed April 1, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meyer H. Gertler , Helen Hairston Babin , Gertler Law Firm, New Orleans, LA, Louis L. Gertler , Gertler, Gertler, Vincent & Plotkin, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Dina M. Robles Bush.

Sarah Elizabeth McMillan , McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, New Orleans, LA, Shane V. Bohnen , Bowman & Brooke, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, Susan E. Henning , Michael M. Noonan , Curry & Friend, APLC, New Orleans, LA, Jason M. Bigelow , Peter M. Mansfield, U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Thoratec Corporation, et al.


FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

ELDON E. FALLON, District Judge.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff Diana Robles Bush ("Mrs. Bush") brings this case on behalf of her deceased husband, Pete Bush ("Mr. Bush"). Mr. Bush was a recipient of the Thoratec HeartMate II left ventricular assist system ("LVAS"), a surgically implanted heart pump manufactured by now-dismissed Defendant Thoratec Corporation ("Thoratec"). It was implanted by the...

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