Africano et al v. Atrium Medical Corporation
Plaintiff: Randy J. Africano and Diane Africano
Defendant: Atrium Medical Corporation
Case Number: 1:2017cv07238
Filed: October 6, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: John Z. Lee
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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June 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 417 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: This Court denies Plaintiff's motion for a new trial 409 and grants Defendant's bill of costs 412 in large part. By June 21, 2022, Defendant shall submit a status report that includes an updated accounting of its requested costs, consistent with this Court's rulings and excluding expedited processing fees associated with the August 2019 depositions of Drs. Priddy and Sylvestre. This Court will direct the Clerk to tax Plaintiff accordingly upon receipt of Defendant's status report. This case remains closed. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 6/6/2022. (See attached Order for further detail.) Mailed notice. (dm, )
September 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 344 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: This Court grants Defendant's motion in limine No.1 301 ; grants Defendant's motion in limine No. 3 303 ; grants Defendant's motions in limine Nos. 5, 6, and 8 304 ; denies Plaintiff's motion in l imine No. 1 296 ; and grants Plaintiff's motion in limine No. 2 297 . This Court reserves ruling on the remaining motions in limine. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 9/30/2021. (See attached Order for further detail.)Mailed notice. (dm, )
September 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 316 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order : This Court denies Plaintiff's motions to exclude Dr. Beaton 236 and Dr. Jacobs 238 . All pending dates and deadlines stand. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 9/20/2021. (See attached Order for further detail.)Mailed notice. (dm, )
June 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 281 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: Atrium Medical Corporation's motion for summary judgment 246 is granted in part and denied in part. The Court grants summary judgment in favor of Atrium on Counts I and III to the extent they are based on an alleg ed design defect. Randy Africano's manufacturing defect and failure to warn claims survive. Atrium's Daubert motion as to Dr. Pamela Sylvestre 244 is denied. Atrium's Daubert motion as to Dr. Duane Priddy 242 is denied as moot. Africano's Motion to Exclude Dr. Stephen Spiegelberg 240 is denied as moot. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 6/10/2021. (See attached Order for further detail.) Mailed notice. (dm, )
October 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 209 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Young B. Kim on 10/10/2019. (ma,)
March 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 154 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Young B. Kim on 3/21/2019. (ma,)
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Plaintiff: Randy J. Africano
Represented By: James D. Benak
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Plaintiff: Diane Africano
Represented By: James D. Benak
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Defendant: Atrium Medical Corporation
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