Calif. Plaintiff Loses Bid to Avoid Transfer to Pinnacle MDL



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  • Order
  • Removal Notice and Complaint


SAN DIEGO - A federal judge has granted DePuy Orthopaedics' motion to stay a Pinnacle hip implant case pending transfer to the consolidated action in Texas, rejecting the plaintiff's argument that the court should first rule on his motion to remand to state court. Lingle v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., et al., No. 11cv1486 (S.D. Calif.).

Judge M. James Lorenz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California said in his Nov. 17 order that a stay would avoid prejudice to both parties that could arise from duplicative efforts by the District Court and the MDL proceeding before …






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