Federal Insurance Company v. Caldera Medical Inc. and Denise M. Flanigan, Rosie Jean Bates, Tammy L. McIlroy, Brenda Deyo, Susan Stone, Kimberly Durham, Elaine Tack, Sharon Peer, Elizabeth Bailey, Barbara Coe, Doreen Esparza, Clara Perelka, Peggy Grubbs, Connie Williamson, Christine Mathews, Katrina Baker, Dawn Burnham, Nancy Roberts, Glenda Thorne
Published: Apr. 22, 2017 | Result Date: Mar. 3, 2017 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:15-cv-00393-SVW-PJW Settlement – $12,250,000
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Dennis M. Cusack
(Farella Braun & Martel LLP)
Gordon W. Renneisen
(Cornerstone Law Group)
David Bricker
(Thornton Law Firm, LLP)
Facts
A group of women brought a class action against Caldera Medical Inc. relating to its transvaginal mesh products. Caldera's insurer, Federal Insurance Company, filed an interpleader suit against it and Caldera.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Caldera urged the court to accept the parties' settlement.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants, who were the plaintiffs in the original suit, contended that Caldera knew or should have known that its products were hazardous and dangerous.
Result
The parties settled for $12.25 million. The class consists of approximately 2,700 women.
Other Information
FILING DATE: Jan. 20, 2015.
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