In Re: Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis or M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology and Versys Femoral Head Products Liability Litigation

Filing 183

EIGHTH AMENDED SCHEDULE, Upon consideration of the parties' agreed-to proposed amended schedule, the Court adopts the following future deadlines: Closure of expert discovery for MDL Bellwether Trial #1 April 30, 2021. Dispositive and Daubert motion deadline for MDL Bellwether Trial #1 May 21, 2021. Deadline for motions in limine for MDL Bellwether Trial #1 August 18, 2021. Response to Dispositive and Daubert motions due June 21, 2021. Reply to Dispositive and Daubert motions due July 8 , 2021. Response to motions in limine due September 1, 2021. Reply to motions in limine due September 10, 2021. APPROVED. ( Expert Discovery due by 4/30/2021., Motions due by 8/18/2021., Responses due by 9/1/2021, Replies due by 9/10/2021.) (Signed by Judge Paul A. Crotty on 6/11/21) (yv)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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IN RE: ZIMMER M/L TAPER HIP
:
PROSTHESIS OR M/L TAPER
:
MDL NO. 2859
HIP PROSTHESIS WITH KINECTIV
:
TECHNOLOGY AND
:
VERSYS FEMORAL HEAD PRODUCTS
:
18-md-2859-PAC
LIABILITY LITIGATION
:
18-mc-2859-PAC
:
This Document Relates to All Cases
:
ORDER NO. 61
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EIGHTH AMENDED SCHEDULE
Upon consideration of the parties’ agreed-to proposed amended schedule, the Court
adopts the following future deadlines:
Event

Current Date

New Date

Closure of expert discovery for MDL Bellwether
Trial #1

April 23, 2021

April 30, 2021

Dispositive and Daubert motion deadline for MDL
Bellwether Trial #1

May 14, 2021

May 21, 2021

Deadline for motions in limine for MDL
Bellwether Trial #1

May 21, 2021

August 18, 2021

Response to Dispositive and
Daubert motions due

June 14, 2021

June 21, 2021

Reply to Dispositive and Daubert
motions due

July 1, 2021

July 8, 2021

Response to motions in limine due

June 21, 2021

September 1,
2021

Event

New Date

Reply to motions in limine due

July 9, 2021

September 10,
2021

Deadline for Parties’ Affirmative Deposition
Designations for Bellwether Trial #12

N/A

June 18, 2021

Deadline for Responsive Deposition Designations N/A
and Objections to Affirmative Designations for
Bellwether Trial #1

July 12, 2021

Deadline for Objections to Responsive
Deposition Designations, Responses to
Objections to Affirmative Designations for
Bellwether Trial #1

N/A

July 30, 2021

Deadline for Responses to Objections to
Responsive Deposition Designations for
Bellwether Trial #1

N/A

August 13,
2021

Deadline for simultaneous verdict forms and voir
dire questions.

N/A

September 14, 2021

Deadline for proposed Jury Instructions

N/A

September 21, 2021

Deadline for Exchange of Witness and Exhibit
Lists

N/A

July 23, 2021

Deadline for Exchange of Objections to Witness
and Exhibit Lists

2

Current Date

N/A

August 18, 2021

If a party wishes to designate additional testimony later, the parties shall meet and confer. Failure to meet this
deadline alone will not be grounds for denying additional designation.

Event

Current Date

New Date

Deadline for PEC’s response and objections to
proposed jury instructions, verdict forms and voir
dire questions.

N/A

N/A

Deadline for exchange of objections to witness and
exhibit lists

N/A

N/A

Deadline for Defendants’ objections to PEC’s
proposed jury instructions, verdict forms and voir
dire questions

N/A

N/A

Final Pretrial Conference

September 21,
2021 @ 2PM

MDL Bellwether Trial #1 start date

September 28,
2021

Bellwether Mediation Start Date

November 25,
2021

APPROVED the 11th day of

June

, 2021.

Honorable Judge Paul A. Crotty
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York