Opinion
CV 20-34-BLG-SPW
02-23-2023
MARIA DALBOTTEN, Plaintiff, v. C.R. BARD, INC. and BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC., Defendants.
ORDER
SUSAN P. WATTERS United States District Judge.
The parties have submitted a number of deposition excerpts in advance of trial. This order sets forth the Court's ruling on a portion of theses objections in those excerpts. Additional orders ruling on the remaining objections will follow.
A. Kirshna Kandarpa Deposition - July 19,2018
1. 26:22-26:25 - overruled
2. 27:05-27:19-overruled
3. 28:20-29:14-overruled
4. 33:07-33:10-overruled
5. 33:12-33:16-overruled
6. 47:14-47:19 - sustained - no context, confusing
7. 53:09-54:06-overruled
8. 60:18-61:05-overruled
9. 66:12-66:18-overruled
10. 91:17-91:22 - overruled
11. 93:12-93:22 - overruled
12. 94:19-94:21 - overruled
13. 96:20-96:22 - overruled
14. 96:24-97:06 - overruled
15. 100:02-100:06 - overruled
16. 106:14-106:16-overruled
17. 106:19-106:21 - overruled
18. 107:02-107:19-overruled
19. 108:10-108:12-overruled
20. 109:24-119:21- objections as to Exhibit 11 are sustained, Rule 602, just reading the document
21. 120:12-126:20 - sustained, lack of foundation, Rule 602
22. 133:23-134:09-overruled
23. 134:11-134:18 - overruled, except 134:17 starting with “I was told ...”, sustained, hearsay
24. 136:04-136:11 - overruled
25. 136:13-136:18-overruled
26. 137:09-137:15-overruled
27. 137:17-137:23-overruled
28. 138:01 - overruled
29. 138:04-138:09-overruled
30. 146:01-146:17-overruled
31. 149:02-149:08 - sustained, vague, could refer to other cases
32. 149:19-150:02-overruled
33. 150:06-152:01 - overruled as to 150:06-151:11; sustained as to 151:12-152:02-Order, Doc. 292
34. 152:08-152:14 - sustained, Doc. 292
35. 165:08-165:15 - sustained, Rule 602
36. 166:04-166:11 - sustained - counsel seems to want it both ways - either Kandarpa can testify to the Everest Report (Ex. 11) or he can't (Rule 602). The Court has determined Kandarpa was not involved in the preparation of the Everest Report, and, therefore, has no personal knowledge of the contents of the report. As far as the objections to Kandarpa testifying to the Everest Report, the Court is attempting to be consistent in its rulings but may not be successful. With this understanding of the Court's ruling re: Kandarpa and the Everest Report, counsel shall edit the deposition accordingly.
37. 167:14-167:18-see above
38. 168:20-169:12 - overruled as to 168:20-169:1; sustained as to 169:2 169:12, non-responsive
39. 169:19-169:22-overruled
40. 172:02-172:06-overruled
41. 175:13-175:20 - sustained for reason stated in the objection
42. 176:14-176:19-overruled
43. 181:06-181:14-overruled
44. 181:18-181:20-overruled
45. 182:17-182:17-overruled
46. 182:22-183:09 - overruled
47. 183:12-183:14-overruled
48. 183:16-overruled
49. 183:18-184:17 - sustained, non-responsive
50. 186:06-185:10-overruled
51. 187:01 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
52. 187:07-187:19 - overruled as to 187:07-187:13; sustained as to 187:14187:19 for reasons stated in the objection
53. 188:24-189:20 - sustained as to 189:17-190:07, post implant evidence
54. 190:18-191:02 - sustained - Defendants argue that the evidence is relevant because the design of the G2 never changed, and thus the G filter's performance in the Everest Report is relevant to the date of implant. Does any witness testify to the fact the design has never changed?
55. 193:16-194:04-overruled
56. 194:04-194:05 - sustained, witness doesn't determine relevance
57. 196:10-197:22 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
58. 199:02-199:18-overruled
59. 199:21-200:04-overruled
60. 200:12-201:04 - overruled
61. 201:07-201:10 - sustained - leading on redirect
62. 201:12 - sustained - answer to leading question
63. 201:14-201:20 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
64. 205:20-205:24 - sustained- see below
65. 206:06-207:08 - sustained - relevancy
66. 208:02-208:24 - overruled as to 208:02-208:21; sustained as to 208:22208:24 - leading
67. 209:03-210:14-overruled
68. 210:19-211:07-overruled
69. 211:22-212:18-overruled
70. 213:01-214:07 - overruled
71. 216:17-216:20 - sustained - no personal knowledge
72. 217:12-217:18 - sustained - leading cumulative
73. 217:20-218:03 - sustained - leading, cumulative
74. 219:10-219:11- sustained, leading
75. 219:13-219:14 - sustained, leading
76. 219:16-220:02 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
77. 220:03-220:21 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
78. 220:22-221:08 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection, no personal knowledge, question is not evidence
79. 221:23-221:24 - sustained, Rule 602
80. 222:05-223:06 - sustained, Rule 602
81. 225:07-225:16 - sustained, Rule 602
82. 226:01-226:19 - sustained, Rule 602
83. 226:222-227:03 - sustained, no personal knowledge, counsel is testifying
84. 227:05-227:07 - sustained, relevancy
85. 227:09-227:12 - sustained, also asked and answered
86. 229:13-229:16 - sustained for reasons stated in objection
87. 229:18-230:01 - sustained for reasons stated in objection
88. 230:13-230:15 - sustained, leading on redirect
89. 231:03-231:10 - sustained, leading on redirect
B. Jack Sullivan Deposition - September 16, 2016
1. 61:06-61:08 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
2. 61:11-61:19 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
3. 62:04-62:18 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
4. 62:19-63:01-overruled
5. 65:17-65:22 - sustained - non-responsive
6. 68:13-69:01 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
7. 69:09-69:10 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
8. 69:12-69:22 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
9. 70:21 -71:10 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
10.71:12-71:15- sustained for reasons stated in the objection
11.71:17- sustained for reasons stated in the objection
12. 72:05-72:07 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
13. 73:05-73:08 - sustained, relevancy, Recovery filter
14. 76:04-76:09 - sustained, relevancy, Recovery filter
15. 78:17-78:24 - sustained, relevancy, Recovery filter
16. 79:07-79:09 - sustained, relevancy, Recovery filter
17. 79:11-79:14 - overruled, the Court will allow discussion of the Recovery Filter brochure for comparison to the G2 Filter
18. 80:09-80:19 - overruled, the Court will allow discussion of the Recovery Filter brochure for comparison to the G2 Filter
19. 80:22-81:12 - - overruled, the Court will allow discussion of the Recovery Filter brochure for comparison to the G2 Filter
20. 92:21-92:24-overruled
21. 93:10-93:12 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
22. 93:19-93:21 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
23. 94:06-94:11 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
24. 95:09-95:12 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
25. 95:19-95:22 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
26. 96:15-97:04 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
27. 98:12-98:17 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
28. 99:19-99:21 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
29. 99:24-100:01 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
30. 100:05-100:07 - - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
31. 100:09-100:09 - overruled - this email is not barred by Court Order 293 and is relevant
32. 140:04-140:09 - sustained, Rule 602
33. 140:18-140:20 - sustained, Rule 602
34. 141:05-141:13 - sustained, Rule 602
35. 141:16-142:01 - sustained, Rule 602
36. 142:15-142:20 - sustained, Rule 602
37. 142:22-142:23 - sustained, Rule 602
38. 143:07-143:17-overruled
39. 144:1-144:15 - overruled as to 144:07-144:09 ending with “... to comment on it.” Sustained as to the remainder to 144:15
40. 144:20-144:22 - sustained, non-responsive
41. 144:24-145:01 - sustained, non-responsive
42. 150:08-150:11 - sustained, Rule 602
43. 150:13 - sustained, Rule 602
44. 153:22-153:24 - sustained, Rule 60
45. 157:09-157:10 - Defendants will w/draw, previous objection sustained
46. 157:12-157:20 - Defendants will w/draw, pervious objection sustained
47. 170:05-170:08 - sustained, Rule 602
48. 170:21-171:06 - sustained, Rule 602
49. 171:07-171:14 - Defendants will w/draw, previous objection sustained
50. 179:25-180:02 - sustained, relevancy, prejudice, Recovery Filter
51. 180:04-180:05 - sustained, relevancy, prejudice, Recovery filter
52. 192:08-193:23 - sustained, relevancy, prejudice, Recovery filter
53. 194:07-194:16 - sustained, relevancy, Recovery filter
54. 197:04-197:07 - sustained, relevancy, Recovery filter
55. 197:09 - sustained, relevancy, Recovery filter
56. 198:11-198:13 - Defendants will w/draw, previous objections sustained
57. 220:20-220:21 - sustained, Rule 602
58. 221:06-221:09 - sustained, Rule 602
59. 221:14-221:15 - sustained, Rule 602
60. 221:21-222:12 - sustained, Rule 602
61. 225:25-226:05 - sustained, Rule 602
62. 226:06-226:08 - Defendants will withdraw
63. 227:05-227:08 - sustained, Rule 602
64. 227:10-227:16 - sustained, Rule 602
65. 227:17-227:18 - Defendants will withdraw
66. 228:02-228:05 - sustained, Rule 602
67. 228:07-228:10 - sustained, Rule 602
68. 228:17-228:20 - sustained, Rule 602
69. 229:02-229:07 - sustained, Rule 602
70. 229:15-229:19 - sustained, Rule 602
71. 230:02-230:13 - sustained, Rule 602
72.230:15-230:19 - sustained, Rule 602
73. 230:21 - sustained, Rule 602
74. 230:22-230:24 - Defendants will withdraw
75. 232:12-232:15 - sustained, Rule 602
76. 232:17-232:19 - sustained, Rule 602
77. 237:24-238:07 - sustained, Rule 602
78. 239:04-239:06 - sustained, Rule 602
79. 239:08-239:12 - sustained, Rule 602
80. 239:25-240:07 - Defendants will withdraw
81. 240:25-241:03 - sustained, Rule 602
82. 241:13-241:14 - Defendants will withdraw
83. 244:25-245:04 - sustained, relevancy
84. 245:05-245:14 - sustained relevancy
85. 245:16-245:25 - sustained, relevancy
86. 246:02 - sustained, relevancy
87. 246:18-246:23 - sustained, relevancy
88. 246:25-247:05 - sustained, relevancy
89. 248:16-249:20 - sustained, Rule 602
90. 250:01-250:03 - overruled, talking about the G2 brochure
91. 250:05-250:11 - overruled as to 250:05-250:07; sustained for remaining, Rule 602
92. 250:13-250:15 - sustained, Rule 602
93. 250:18-250:23 - sustained, Rule 602
94. 250:24-251:06 - sustained, Rule 602
95. 251:08-251:11 -sustained, Rule 602
96. 251:13-251:16 - sustained, Rule 602
97. 251:18-251:21 - sustained, Rule 602
98. 281:21-282:02 - objection sustained after 282:01 “Yes.” As non-responsive
99. 300:11-300:16-overruled
100. 301:06-301:13 - sustained, Rule 602
101. 301:24-302:03 - sustained, Rule 602 - “death” more prejudicial than probative, Rule 403
102. 302:05 - sustained, Rule 602 - “death” more prejudicial than probative, Rule 403
103. 321:02-321:07 - sustained, relevancy
104. 325:11-326:21 - overruled
105. 354:05-354:08 - sustained, non-responsive
106. 354:11-354:14 - overruled
107. 354:17-354:23 - overruled
108. 361:16-361:19 - sustained for the reasons stated in the objection
Jack Sullivan Deposition Volume 2 - November 3, 2016
109. 436:03-436:04 - - sustained, Rule 602
110. 443:15-444:01 - sustained, Rule 602
111. 448:10-448:25 - sustained, Rule 602
112. 450:03-450:18 - sustained, Rule 602
113. 457:13-458:09 - sustained, Rule 602
114. 458:13-459:23 - sustained, court Order No. 293, Rule 602
115. 461:17-462:02 - sustained, Rule 602
116. 462:03-462:12 - Defendants will withdraw
117. 463:13-463:19 - overruled
118. 464:18-465:15 - overruled
119. 465:24-466:04 - overruled
120. 466:14-466:22 - overruled
121. 466:23-467:13 - overruled
122. 467:14-468:03 - overruled
123. 484:19-484:22 - overruled
124. 498:03-498:10 - overruled
125. 522:07-522:13 - sustained, relevancy, “deaths” = prejudice
126. 524:02-524:06 - sustained, relevancy
127. 524:13-524:18 - sustained, relevancy
128. 525:05-525:13 - sustained, relevancy
129. 527:12-527:17 - overruled
130. 527:19-527:20 - overruled
131. 528:07-528:10 - overruled
132. 533:09-533:17 - overruled if Plaintiff redacts the reference to the G2x filter
133. 535:09-536:01 - overruled
C. Natalie Wong Deposition - October 18, 2016
1. 32:17-32:22-overruled
2. 34:20-34:24 - sustained, Rule 602, see 33:05-33:10
3. 35:06-35:20 - sustained, Rule 602, see 33:05-33:10
4. 48:11-48:20-overruled
5. 58:05-58:19-overruled
6. 59:02 - overruled
7. 59:05-59:07 - overruled
8. 62:25-63:07 - sustained, relevancy
9. 63:12-63:15 - sustained, relevancy
10. 66:02-66:12 - Defendants will withdraw?
11. 67:22-68:02 - sustained, relevancy
12. 68:05-68:07 - sustained, relevancy
13.68:11-68:14 - sustained, relevancy
14. 68:25-69:01 - sustained, relevancy
15.69:02-69:16 - Defendants will withdraw? - deaths - prejudice
16. 69:17-70:09 - sustained, relevancy - deaths - prejudice
17. 70:10-70:17 - Defendants will withdraw?
18. 70:19-71:06 - Plaintiff will withdraw? If not, sustained, relevancy
19.71:07-71:17- sustained, relevancy
20. 71:21-72:01 - sustained, relevancy
21. 72:06-72:12 - sustained, relevancy, prejudice
22. 72:11-73:02-overruled
23. 73:10-73:24 - sustained, relevancy
24. 73:25-74:04 - Defendants will withdraw?
25. 74:13-74:17 - sustained, relevancy
26. 74:19-74:23 - sustained, relevancy
27. 74:25 - sustained, relevancy
28. 76:25-77:08 - sustained, relevancy
29. 77:11 -77:20 - sustained, relevancy
30. 78:01-78:15 - sustained, relevancy, prejudice
31. 78:19-78:21 - sustained, relevancy
32. 78:23-78:24 - sustained, relevancy
33. 79:02-79:09 - sustained, Rule 602, non-responsive
34. 79:15-79:24 - sustained, relevancy, prejudice
35. 79:25-80:04 - sustained, relevancy
36. 80:13-80:23 - sustained, relevancy, prejudice
37. 83:01-83:04 - sustained, relevancy
38. 84:23-85:15 - sustained, Rule 602, relevancy
39. 85:21-86:13 - sustained, Rule 602, relevancy, prejudice
40. 86:15-87:15 - sustained, Rule 602, relevancy, prejudice
41. 87:22-87:23 - sustained, relevancy
42. 87:25-88:05 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
43. 88:11 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
44. 88:16-89:03 - sustained, relevancy, prejudice
45. 89:08-89:23 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
46. 90:18-90:22 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
47. 91:01 -91:01 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
48. 99:21-99:22 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
49. 100:05-100:06 - sustained, relevancy, Rule 602
50. 100:10-100:12 - sustained, relevancy, Rule 602
51. 100:17-100:24 - sustained, relevancy, Rule 602
52. 101:12-101:19 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
53. 105:12-106:08 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
54. 106:11-106:14 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
55. 106:23-107:02 - overruled, provided Plaintiff redacts “or death” as that is not relevant, and prejudice exceeds probative value. The Court is allowing testimony regarding the IFU for both the Recovery filter and G2 filter. There is a question about foundation here as to the witness's knowledge regarding the Recovery IFU but the Court will allow this testimony.
56. 109:24-110:13 - sustained - this Exhibit is dated June 20,2006, which is after the G2 filter came on the market. Evidence of problems with the Recovery filter that came to light after the G2 filter went on the market is not relevant.
57. 110:18-111:25 -sustained-see 56.
58. 112:13-112:22 - sustained, see 56
59. 114:14-114:16 - sustained, see 56
60. 115:12-115:15 - sustained, see 56
61. 116:02-116:11 - sustained, see 56
62. 116:12 - sustained - no foundation that this witness knew what was or wasn't conveyed to physicians by the sales force
63. 116:23-117:06 - sustained - see 56 above
64. 117:24-120:12 - sustained, relevance, prejudice, confusion, 119:22120:12, witness doesn't know the answer to these questions and questions are not evidence, warnings provided for the Recovery filter are not relevant
65. 120:14-120:20 - sustained - see 64
66. 120:22 - sustained - see 64
67. 121:15-121:24 - sustained, warnings provided for the Recovery filter are not relevant
68. 122:09-122:22 - sustained - this exhibit is dated August 4, 2006, three weeks before the G2 filter was implanted into the Plaintiff. See 56
69. 129:01-129:09 - sustained, relevancy
70. 129:10-129:13 - sustained, relevancy
71. 129:25-130:12 - - sustained, relevancy
72. 130:17-130:18 - sustained, relevancy
73. 130:21-130:22 - sustained, relevancy
74. 130:24-131:02 - sustained, relevancy
75. 131:07-131:12 - sustained, relevancy
76. 131:13-131:18- sustained, relevancy
77.131:19-131:22 - sustained, relevancy
78. 131:23-132:3 - sustained, relevancy
79. 132:12-132:18 - sustained, relevancy
80. 132:20 - sustained, relevancy
81. 135:03-135:13 - sustained - no idea which filter is being discussed; sustained for reasons stated in the objection
82. 135:18-136:13- sustained for reasons stated in the objection
83. 136:15 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
84. 138:12-138:22 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
85. 140:05-140:10 - Defendants should withdraw counter
86. 140:11-140:16 - Plaintiff should withdraw counter to counters
87. 146:25-147:09-overruled
88. 147:13-147:16-overruled
89. 156:10-156:14 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
90. 156:16-157:03 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
91. 157:16-157:21 - sustained, non-responsive
92. 159:18-159:21 - overruled as to 159:18 because it is the answer to the question immediately preceding, to which Defendants did not object -sustained as to remainder, relevancy
93. 159:23-159:24 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
94. 163:15-163:18 - sustained, relevancy
95. 164:09-164:13-overruled
96. 164:19-164:23 - sustained, Rule 602, question is not evidence
97. 166:18-166:21 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
98. 166:23 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
99. 176:12-177:14 - overruled - answer to a question to which Defendants did not object
100. 178:10-178:25 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
101. 179:02-179:22 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
102. 180:10-180:18 - sustained, confusing, not sure which filter is being discussed - G2 or Meridian?
103. 180:20-181:01- sustained for reasons stated in the objection
104. 181:03 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
105. 201:05-201:15- overruled - Plaintiff opened the door to a discussion of the SIR guidelines, 200:10-200:13
106. 203:20-203:25 - overruled
107. 219:17-220:03 - sustained as to 219:21-220:03 for reasons stated in the objection
108. 220:06-220:10 - sustained for the reasons stated in the objection
109. 231:04-231:18- sustained, relevancy, prejudice, fatalities
110. 232:19-233:12 - sustained, relevancy
111. 233:13-234:06-sustained
112. 234:07-234:11 - overruled
113. 234:13-overruled
114. 234:15-234:21 - sustained, relevance, fatalities caused by Recovery filter, prejudice
115. 234:22-234:24 - Plaintiff should withdraw - see 114
116. 235:10 - Plaintiff should withdraw - see 114
117. 249:13-250:09 - sustained, relevance, fatalities with the Recovery filter, prejudice
118. 251:24-252:09 - sustained, relevance, fatalities with the Recovery filter, prejudice
119. 252:13-254:05 - sustained, relevance, fatalities with the Recovery filter, prejudice
120. 254:21-255:14-overruled
121. 257:02-257:17 - sustained, relevance, fatalities with the Recovery filter, prejudice
122. 258:18-258:25-overruled
123. 259:01-259:12 - sustained, relevance, fatalities with the Recovery filter, prejudice
124. 264:22-265:21 - sustained, relevance, fatalities with the Recovery filter, prejudice
125. 279:02-279:22 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
126. 279:24 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
127. 280:19-280:23 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
128. 280:25-281:03- sustained for reasons stated in the objection
129. 281:05 - sustained for reasons stated in the objection
130. 287:20-288:12 - overruled
131. 288:15-289:03-overruled
132. 289:16-289:20 - sustained, cumulative, see 289:4-289:12
133. 289:21-290:14 - overruled as to 289:21-290:10 ending with “heart” and not mentioning fatality; and 289:12 ending with “heart”.
134. 290:20-290:23 - sustained, relevance, fatalities with the Recovery filter, prejudice
135. 290:24-291:04 - sustained, cumulative
136. 291:06 - sustained, cumulative
The clerk is directed to notify counsel of the entry of this Order.