Judge Refuses to Reconsider Dismissal of Pinnacle Case for Lack of Jurisdiction

SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge has denied a Pinnacle hip implant plaintiff's motion to reconsider its order dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction despite plaintiff's plea to leave the issue for the MDL court after its anticipated transfer. Franks v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., et al., No. 12-cv-441 (S.D. Calif.).

Judge Larry A. Burns of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, faulted plaintiff's counsel March 9 for not responding to a show cause order by the court's deadline, but also stated that in declining to reconsider, "the Court was acting as it is required …