Laron v. Wright Medical Technology, Inc.

Opinion

Brian D. Nettles James J. Rosemergy Nevada Bar No. 7462 Admitted Pro Hac Vice 1389 Galleria Drive, Suite 200 8235 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1100 Henderson, NV 89014 Clayton, MO 63105 T: 702.434.8282; F: 702.434.1488 T: 314.725.7700 Email: brian@nettlesmorris.com Email: jrosemergy@careydanis.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Anthony Laron Attorneys for Plaintiff Anthony Laron Dominica C. Anderson (SBN 2988) Sean K. Burke Tyson E. Hafen (SBN 13139) Admitted Pro Hac Vice DUANE MORRIS LLP Drew T. Dorner 100 N. City Parkway, Suite 1560 Admitted Pro Hac Vice Las Vegas, NV 89106 DUANE MORRIS LLP T: 702.868.2655; F: 702.993.0722 505 9th Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Email: tehafen@duanemorris.com Washington, D.C. 20004-2166 dcanderson@duanemorris.com T: 202.776.7800; F: 215.776.7801 Email: sburke@duanemorris.com Dana J. Ash dtdorner@duanemorris.com Admitted Pro Hac Vice DUANE MORRIS LLP Attorneys for Defendant 30 South 17th Street Wright Medical Technology, Inc. Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196 T: 215.979.1000; F: 215.979.1020 Email: djash@duanemorris.com Attorneys for Defendant Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ANTHONY LARON, Case No.: 2:18-cv-01161-MMD-DJA Plaintiff, JOINT REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Defendant. Plaintiff Anthony Laron (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Wright Medical Technology, Inc. (“Wright Medical” and collectively, the “Parties”) by and through their undersigned counsel, jointly request that the settlement conference scheduled for May 9, 2022 in this matter be rescheduled. In support of their Joint Request, the Parties state as follows: 1. This is a complex medical device case arising out of products liability claims related to Plaintiff Anthony Laron’s implantation of certain hip implant devices allegedly manufactured and/or sold by Defendant Wright Medical. 2. On March 1, 2022, after ruling on the Parties’ dispositive motion briefing, this Court issued an Order scheduling a settlement conference in this matter (the “Order”) to take place remotely on May 9, 2022 at 10:00 am. See Dkt. No. 67. 3. The Order also stated that “[a]ny requests to reschedule the SC must be submitted at least one (1) week in advance of the scheduled date and provide a detailed reason for the request.” Id. 4. Presently, counsel for both Parties are working together to potentially resolve this matter informally. Discussions regarding a potential resolution have been taking place between counsel for both Parties and these discussions have been fruitful. 5. Therefore, to save time and costs that could otherwise disrupt this potential settlement effort, the Parties respectfully request that the settlement conference in this matter be rescheduled. Specifically, the Parties respectfully request that the settlement conference date be extended by approximately thirty (30) days. This brief extension will allow the Parties to continue settlement discussions informally for the next thirty days without incurring costs of preparing for and attending a settlement conference, but will also provide a separate avenue to resolve this matter if informal discussions reach an impasse. 6. The Parties represent that they are both generally available the week of June 6 or the week of June 13, 2022 to appear remotely for the settlement conference in the event these efforts to resolve the case informally are unsuccessful. /// } Dated: April 29, 2022 By _/s/_ James J. Rosemergy By:_/s/ Tyson E. Hafen James J. Rosemergy (pro hac vice) Sean K. Burke (pro hac vice) CAREY DANIS & LOWE Drew T. Dorner (pro hac vice) St. Louis, MO 63105 . T: 314.678.1064 505 oth Street, N.W., Suite 1000 jrosemergy@careydanis.com Washington, DC 20004-2166 T: (202) 776-7800 Brian D. Nettles sburke@duanemorris.com Nevada Bar No. 7462 dtdorner@duanemorris.com NETTLES | MORRIS 1389 Galleria Drive Suite 200 Dana J. Ash (pro hac vice) Henderson, NV 89014 DUANE MORRIS LLP T: 702.434.8282 30 South 17" Street brian@nettlesmorris.com Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196 T: 215.979.1000 Attorneys for Plaintiff djash@duanemorris.com Tyson E. Hafen (SBN 13139) Dominica C. Anderson (SBN 2988) DUANE MORRIS LLP 100 N. City Parkway, Suite 1560 Las Vegas, NV 89106 T: 702.868.2600 tehafen@duanemorris.com dcanderson@duanemorris.com Attorneys for Defendant Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ORDER IT IS ORDERED that the Settlement Conference currently scheduled for May 9, 2022 is VACATED and RESET to Monday, July 11, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the written settlement statements must be submitted by Noon on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all other provisions of the Court's prior Order ECF No. 67 remain in effect. . DATED: May 3, 2022. \) —_ AQ >A □□ DANIEL J. ALBREGIS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE