Frankum v. Boston Scientific Corporation

Filing 180

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 173 Motion to Compel and Motion for Protective Order; and granting in part and denying in part 175 as to all Motions contained therein, as stated at the 3/6/2016 hearing. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr on 3/10/2016. (khm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 1:15-cv-00091-MOC
BERTIE FRANKUM,

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Plaintiff,
Vs.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION,
Defendant.

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the court on Defendant’s Motion to Compel and Motion for
Protective Order (both contained in #173), as well as numerous motions contained within (#175),
including Defendant’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Dec. 23, 2015 designation of experts;
alternative motion to designate an expert to evaluate the opinions of the two recently-designated
non-expert witnesses; Motion to allow one of its designated experts to conduct an independent
medical review of Plaintiff; and Motion to Continue Trial. The court held a Final Pretrial
Conference on March 7, 2016, at which time it discussed these motions with the parties. The
court believes that after extensive discussion with the parties on the matters contained within
Defendant’s various Motions, all counsel are fully aware of the court’s rulings as to the expert
reports, depositions, examinations of Plaintiff, and all other pretrial issues. The court therefore
enters the following Order.

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ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Compel and Motion for
Protective Order (both contained in #173), as well as all Motions contained in (#175) are
GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, as stated at the March 7, 2016 hearing.

Signed: March 10, 2016

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