Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche LTD et al

Filing 555

MOTION To Exclude The Expert Testimony of Lauren J. Stiroh by Amgen Inc..(Gottfried, Michael)

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche LTD et al

Doc. 555

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No. 05-12237-WGY ) ) ) ) ) ) )

AMGEN, INC. Plaintiff, v. F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE LTD., a Swiss Company, ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GmbH, a German Company, and HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC., a New Jersey Corporation Defendants.

AMGEN'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE EXPERT TESTIMONY OF LAUREN J. STIROH Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702, Plaintiff Amgen, Inc. ("Amgen") hereby moves this Court for an order excluding the expert testimony of Lauren J. Stiroh, the proposed antitrust damages expert of Defendants F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., Roche Diagnostics GmbH, and Hoffman-La Roche Inc. (collectively "Roche"). The grounds for this motion are set forth in the accompanying (1) Memorandum of Law In Support of Amgen's Motion to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Lauren J. Stiroh; and (2) Declaration of Dana M. McSherry in Support of Amgen's Motion to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Lauren J. Stiroh. In the accompanying Memorandum of Law, Amgen addresses (a) Dr. Stiroh's contrived testimony in support of lost profits in the face of Roche's failure to obtain FDA approval on May 18, 2007; (b) Dr. Stiroh's failure to analyze the possibility of alternative causation for the damages she asserts; and (c) Dr. Stiroh's failure to perform any economic analysis to derive at least some of her damages figures.

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REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT Amgen respectfully requests oral argument on the present motion. CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1 I certify that counsel for the parties have conferred in an attempt to resolve or narrow the issues that are the subject of this motion and that no agreement could be reached.

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Dated: June 28, 2007

Respectfully Submitted, AMGEN INC., By its attorneys,

Of Counsel: Stuart L. Watt Wendy A. Whiteford Monique L. Cordray Darrell G. Dotson Kimberlin L. Morley Erica S. Olson AMGEN INC. One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1789 [phone]

/s/ Michael R. Gottfried D. Dennis Allegretti (BBO#545511) Michael R. Gottfried (BBO# 542156) Patricia R. Rich (BBO# 640578) DUANE MORRIS LLP 470 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02210 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Michael Kendall (BBO#544866) McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 28 State Street Boston, MA 02109 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Jon B. Dubrow (pro hac vice) McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 600 13th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Lloyd R. Day, Jr. (pro hac vice) DAY CASEBEER, MADRID & BATCHELDER LLP 20300 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 400 Cupertino, CA 95014 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Kevin M. Flowers (pro hac vice) MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP 233 South Wacker Drive 6300 Sears Tower Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that this document, filed through the ECF system will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of electronic filing and paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non-registered participants.

/s/ Michael R. Gottfried Michael R. Gottfried