Slanovec v. Exactech, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Margaret Slanovec
Defendant: Exactech Inc. and Exactech US
Case Number: 1:2022cv06427
Filed: October 23, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Nicholas G Garaufis
Referring Judge: Marcia M Henry
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
December 21, 2022 Filing 22 Letter To Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis and Honorable Marcia M. Henry by Exactech, Inc., Exactech, US, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Kanute, Michael)
December 9, 2022 Filing 21 Letter in response to the Courts December 6, 2022 Order by Patrice Bindel, Daniel E. Carson, Paul H. Uhle, Nue Gega, Trashe Gega, Gary J. Cheramie, Annette Dellanno, Domenic Dellanno, Paul Dunleavy, Wendy Dunleavy, Ray H. Dovell, Jr, Robert Hodge, Jr, Tammy L. Hodge, Miroslabia Perez, Betty Carol Clark, Alice Laws, Willie Laws, Richard Haunss, Charles Church, Elaine Church, Joti Allen, Alison Maresca, Domenick Maresca, Diane Fassler, Jeffrey Fassler, Judy Palmer, Constance R. Furey, William P. Furey, Mary Christina Ross, Bjorn von Euler, Sharon von Euler, Anthony Cristiano, Kathleen Cristiano, Mary Cirrito, Michael Cirrito, Monica West, Walter West, Deborah McBride, Donald McBride, Jimmy Afzali, Donna M. Reyes, Richard Reilly, Elizabeth Beasley, Thomas Beasley, Lawrence Berger, Kevin G. Patterson, Carol Lappen, David Zeevalk, Dawn Zeevalk, Rosemary Proscia, Christopher Proscia, Christina Chance, Alexander Berger, Rona Berger, Clayton Wilder, George Wilson, Valerie Wilson, Alison Gelfand, Lewis Gelfand, Stephen Decorte, Susan Decorte, Emanuel Cervelli, Robert Rhodes, Kevin Kenney, Laura Kenney, Caroline Riley, Margaret Slanovec, Ivan Hoyos, Joseph Centineo, Corrine Sexton, Joseph Sexton, James Obrien, Geraldine Billups, Charles M Agro, Annette Alberti, Joseph Alberti, Lawrence Batherwich, Andrew Bellian, Karen S Bellian, Allen Bellone, Lucille Bellone, Kenneth M. Bernstein, Jacob Brickman, Katherine Briscoe, Cynthia Brown, Norman Brown, James B. Burke, Brian Camp, Cynthia Camp, Laquiesha Carolina, Bernadette Chance, Charles R. Cuneo, Joanne Cuneo, Lawrence Daly, Irene Danow, Keven Danow, Melissa Davis, Walton R. Diven, Jimmy Flowers, Jr, Julia Flowers, Lee Foxwell, Rex A. Foxwell, Jack Gehm, Leneatha Carole Glass, Steven Glass, Mark Goldman, Henri Gourd, John Greene, Amedeo Guglielmo, Theresa Guglielmo, Madelon M. Gutekunst, William O. Gutekunst, Herbert Hahn, Michael Head, Ronald Hoyt, Sandra Hoyt, Debbie Insdorf, Michael A Insdorf, Belkis Jacobs, PATRICIA KREITZMAN, Robert A. Kindler, Sydney Welham Kindler, Barbara Kreitzman, Harley G. Lappen, Geraldine Larson, Joseph M. Larson, Arcangelo Liberatore, Leslie Liberatore, Henry Lombardi, Fara-Izarihs Maldonado, Jorge L. Maldonado, Rebecca Matchett, Christopher Matchett, Denise McGuire, Kevin McGuire, Ronald McNeese, Susan McNeese, Debra Meneese, Lori Morrison, Timothy Morrison, Delores Northington, Joseph Northington, Willie Ann Oxendine, Faina Pravin, Mary Ellen Radics, Robert Radics, Paul Reyes, Bruce Robertson, Linda Robertson, Anne Romano, Phillip Romano, Ronald Romero, Minerva Salazar, Christopher Santopietro, Linda Scherder, Neil Scherder, Ellis Smith, Susan Stark, Barbara Taylor, Julian Taylor, James Teatom, Morris Tester, Sandra Tester, Gilda Thomas, James Vette, Edward Watson, George Wilson, Allan Bellone, Kevin McGuire Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Relkin, Ellen)
November 29, 2022 Filing 20 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Patrice Bindel, Daniel E. Carson, Paul H. Uhle, Nue Gega, Trashe Gega, Gary J. Cheramie, Paul Dunleavy, Wendy Dunleavy, Annette Dellanno, Domenic Dellanno, Ray H. Dovell, Jr, Robert Hodge, Jr, Tammy L. Hodge, Miroslabia Perez, Betty Carol Clark, Alice Laws, Willie Laws, Richard Haunss, Joti Allen, Alison Maresca, Domenick Maresca, Diane Fassler, Jeffrey Fassler, Judy Palmer, Constance R. Furey, William P. Furey, Bjorn von Euler, Sharon von Euler, Anthony Cristiano, Kathleen Cristiano, Mary Cirrito, Michael Cirrito, Deborah McBride, Donald McBride, Jimmy Afzali, Donna M. Reyes, Richard Reilly, Lawrence Berger, Kevin G. Patterson, Carol Lappen, David Zeevalk, Dawn Zeevalk, Rosemary Proscia, Christopher Proscia, Alexander Berger, Rona Berger, Clayton Wilder, George Wilson, Valerie Wilson, Alison Gelfand, Lewis Gelfand, Stephen Decorte, Susan Decorte, Emanuel Cervelli, Robert Rhodes, Kevin Kenney, Laura Kenney, Caroline Riley, Margaret Slanovec, Joseph Centineo, Ivan Hoyos, James Obrien, Geraldine Billups, Charles M Agro, Annette Alberti, Joseph Alberti, Lawrence Batherwich, Andrew Bellian, Karen S Bellian, Allen Bellone, Lucille Bellone, Kenneth M. Bernstein, Jacob Brickman, Katherine Briscoe, Cynthia Brown, Norman Brown, James B. Burke, Brian Camp, Cynthia Camp, Laquiesha Carolina, Charles R. Cuneo, Joanne Cuneo, Lawrence Daly, Irene Danow, Keven Danow, Melissa Davis, Walton R. Diven, Jimmy Flowers, Jr, Julia Flowers, Lee Foxwell, Rex A. Foxwell, Jack Gehm, Mark Goldman, Henri Gourd, John Greene, Amedeo Guglielmo, Theresa Guglielmo, Madelon M. Gutekunst, William O. Gutekunst, Herbert Hahn, Michael Head, Ronald Hoyt, Sandra Hoyt, Debbie Insdorf, Michael A Insdorf, Belkis Jacobs, PATRICIA KREITZMAN, Robert A. Kindler, Sydney Welham Kindler, Barbara Kreitzman, Harley G. Lappen, Geraldine Larson, Joseph M. Larson, Arcangelo Liberatore, Leslie Liberatore, Henry Lombardi, Fara-Izarihs Maldonado, Jorge L. Maldonado, Rebecca Matchett, Christopher Matchett, Denise McGuire, Kevin McGuire, Ronald McNeese, Susan McNeese, Debra Meneese, Lori Morrison, Timothy Morrison, Delores Northington, Joseph Northington, Willie Ann Oxendine, Faina Pravin, Mary Ellen Radics, Robert Radics. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - CV - Kirk Pope, #2 Exhibit 2 - CV - Ellen Relkin, #3 Exhibit 3 - CV - Robert E. (Eric) Kennedy, #4 Exhibit 4 - CV - Carasusana B. Wall, #5 Exhibit 5 - CV - C. Calvin Warriner, #6 Exhibit 6 - CV - Rayna E. Kessler, #7 Exhibit 7 - CV - Joseph H. Saunders, #8 Exhibit 8 - CV - Mark P. Chalos, #9 Exhibit 9 - CV - Michael P. Cutler, #10 Exhibit 10 - CV - Maria Fleming, #11 Exhibit 11 - CV - Arati Furness, #12 Exhibit 12 - CV - Jason S. Goldstein, #13 Exhibit 13 - CV - David Harman, #14 Exhibit 14 - CV - Kristine K. Kraft, #15 Exhibit 15 - CV - Hadley E. Lundback, #16 Exhibit 16 - CV - Ben C. Martin, #17 Exhibit 17 - CV - Daniel A. Nigh, #18 Exhibit 18 - CV - Justin Presnal, #19 Exhibit 19 - CV - Patrick J. Wigle, #20 Exhibit 20 - CV - Cameron J. Falcon, #21 Exhibit 21 - CV - Kevin M. Fitzgerald, #22 Exhibit 22 - CV - Danielle Gold, #23 Exhibit 23 - CV - George E. Mclaughlin, #24 Exhibit 24 - CV - Courtney L. Mohammadi, #25 Exhibit 25 - CV - Joanna H. Oh, #26 Exhibit 26 - CV - Craig M. Silverman, #27 Exhibit 27 - CV - Ilana S. Wolk) Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Relkin, Ellen)
November 23, 2022 Filing 19 Letter by Exactech, Inc., Exactech, US, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Kanute, Michael)
November 15, 2022 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Kim M Schmid on behalf of Exactech, Inc., Exactech, US, Inc., Exactech Inc., Exactech US, Inc., Exactech, Inc., Exactech, US, Exactech Inc., Exactech US, Inc., Exactech US, Exactech, U.S., Inc., Exactech U.S., Inc., Exactech, US, Inc. (aty to be noticed) Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Schmid, Kim)
November 14, 2022 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Sheryl A. Bjork on behalf of All Defendants (aty to be noticed) Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Bjork, Sheryl)
November 8, 2022 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Sean J. Powell on behalf of Exactech, Inc., Exactech, US, Inc. (notification declined or already on case) Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Powell, Sean)
November 8, 2022 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael J. Kanute on behalf of All Defendants (aty to be noticed) Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Kanute, Michael)
November 7, 2022 Filing 14 STATUS REPORT by Exactech, Inc., Exactech, US, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (Bjork, Sheryl)
October 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE ORDER NO. 1. So Ordered by Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis on 10/25/2022. Associated Cases: 1:22-md-03044-NGG-MMH et al. (TL)
October 24, 2022 Filing 12 In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (KD)
October 24, 2022 Filing 11 Case transferred in from District of New York Southern; Case Number 1:22-cv-07778. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
October 24, 2022 The case of Slanovec v. Exactech, Inc., has been transferred from Southern District of New York to the Eastern District of New York. The new case number is 22-cv-6427. PLEASE NOTE: if you plan to continue representing your client(s), you must be admitted to practice before this court. You must do so by applying for Pro Hac Vice or permanent admission. To apply for Pro Hac Vice admission, you must first register for an ECF login and password. Please visit the Court's website at www.nyed.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions for guidance. Once registered, you must electronically file a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. You must pay the required pro hac vice fee online. (KD)
October 23, 2022 Filing 10 CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CONDITIONAL MDL TRANSFER OUT ORDER FROM THE MDL PANEL...transferring this action from the U.S.D.C. - S.D.N.Y to the United States District Court - Eastern District of New York. (Signed by MDL Panel on 10/20/2022) (laq) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
October 23, 2022 MDL TRANSFER OUT ELECTRONICALLY: to the United States District Court - Eastern District of New York.(laq) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
October 20, 2022 Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Document filed by Margaret Slanovec..(Burke, Michael) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
October 20, 2022 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Document filed by Margaret Slanovec..(Burke, Michael) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER AND NOTICE OF INITIAL CONFERENCE: Initial Conference set for 11/18/2022 at 04:00 PM before Judge Ronnie Abrams. Unless the parties request otherwise, the Court will hold this conference by telephone. The parties shall use the following dial-in information to call in to the conference: Call-in Number: (888) 363-4749; Access Code: 1015508. (And as further set forth herein.) SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 10/17/2022) (jca) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
October 14, 2022 Filing 6 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. Exactech US served on 9/27/2022, answer due 10/18/2022. Service was accepted by Joni Teerlink. Document filed by Margaret Slanovec..(Burke, Michael) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
October 14, 2022 Filing 5 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. Exactech, Inc. served on 9/27/2022, answer due 10/18/2022. Service was accepted by Joni Teerlink. Document filed by Margaret Slanovec..(Burke, Michael) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 13, 2022 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Exactech US, Exactech, Inc...(gp) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 13, 2022 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Michael Kennedy Burke. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Margaret Slanovec, Exactech, Inc., Exactech US. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party role was entered incorrectly. (sj) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 13, 2022 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Michael Kennedy Burke. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Nature of Suit code 245 (Tort Product Liability); Fee Status code due (due). The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Nature of Suit code has been modified to 365 (Personal Inj. Prod. Liability); the Fee Status code has been modified to pd (paid). (sj) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 13, 2022 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Ronnie Abrams. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(sj) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 13, 2022 Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (sj) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 13, 2022 Case Designated ECF. (sj) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 12, 2022 Filing 3 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Exactech, Inc., Exactech US, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Margaret Slanovec..(Burke, Michael) Modified on 9/13/2022 (sj). Modified on 9/13/2022 (gp). Modified on 9/13/2022 (gp). [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 12, 2022 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Burke, Michael) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]
September 12, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Margaret Slanovec. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-26665806)Document filed by Margaret Slanovec. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exactech Urgent Medical Device Correction, #2 Exhibit Letter from HSS re: recall, #3 Exhibit Patient Notice re: Exactech knee replacement devices).(Burke, Michael) [Transferred from New York Southern on 10/24/2022.]

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Plaintiff: Margaret Slanovec
Represented By: Michael Kennedy Burke
Represented By: Ellen Relkin
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Defendant: Exactech Inc.
Represented By: Sheryl A. Bjork
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