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1] Sonja S. Weissman (State Bar No. 154320)
Candace B. Neal (State Bar No. 288587)
2|| REED SMITH LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 1800 ELECTRONICALLY
3]| San Francisco, CA 94107 FILED
Telephone: 415-543-8700 Supertor Court of California,
4||Facsimile: 415-391-8269 County of San Francisco
Email: sweissman@reedsmith.com 08/03 sf 2015
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5 |] Email: cneal@reedsmith.com ee
6 || Linda Svitak (Minnesota Bar No. 178500) fe
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
7\| 2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
8 |] Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901
Telephone: 612-766-8530
9|| Facsimile: 612-766-1600
Email: linda.svitak@faegrebd.com
0|| (admitted pro hac vice)
11|| Attorneys for Defendant Zimmer, Inc.
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E 15 Plaintiff, NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER
3 SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER,
2 16 INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING
2 MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR
17 ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S
COMPLAINT
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vs. Reservation No. 021315-12
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ZIMMER, INC.; ZIMMER FEGAN & Date: July 31, 2015
20|| MALONEY, INC.; JAMES PALMER; DOE Time: 9:30 a.m.
CORPORATIONS 1 TO 25 INCLUSIVE; Place: Dept. 302
21|| AND DOE DEFENDANTS 26 TO 100 Complaint Filed: September 10, 2014
INCLUSIVE.
i Defendants. Honorable Ernest H. Goldsmith
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NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING
MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINTREED SMITH LLP
A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware
TO PLAINTIFF AND HER ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order SUSTAINING Defendant Zimmer, Inc.’s
(“Zimmer”) Demurrer concerning the Third, Fourth and Fifth Causes of Action in the Complaint of
Plaintiff Susan Braun (“Plaintiff”) with ten days leave to amend, and GRANTING Defendant
Zimmer, Inc.’s Motion to Strike Particular Allegations in Plaintiff's Complaint with ten days leave
to amend, was signed on July 31, 2015 by the Honorable Ernest H. Goldsmith and filed in the above-
captioned Court on July 31, 2015. A copy of the Order is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
DATED: July 31, 2015 REED SMITH Lip
By___/s/ Candace B. Neal
Sonja S. Weissman
Candace B. Neal
Attorneys for Defendant
Zimmer, Inc.
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NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING
MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINTExhibit AREED SMITH LLP
A limited liability partnership formed in the Stat of Delaware
Sonja S. Weissman (State Bar No. 154320)
Candace B. Neal (State Bar No. 288587)
REED SMITH LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94107
Telephone: 415-543-8700
Facsimile: 415-391-8269
Email: sweissman@reedsmith.com
Email: cneal@reedsmith.com
Linda Svitak (Minnesota Bar No. 178500)
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901
Telephone: 612-766-8530
Facsimile: 612-766-1600
Email: linda.svitak@faegrebd.com
(admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Defendant Zimmer, Inc.
FILE
"Superior Court of California
oot of San Francisco,
JUL 342015
CLERK OF THE COURT
uty Clerk
SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
SUSAN BRAUN,
Plaintiff,
VS.
ZIMMER, INC.; ZIMMER FEGAN &
MALONEY, INC.; JAMES PALMER; DOE
CORPORATIONS 1 TO 25 INCLUSIVE;
AND DOE DEFENDANTS 26 TO 100
INCLUSIVE.
Defendants.
Case No. CGC-14-541588
OSED] ORDER SUSTAINING
EFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S
DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION
TO STRIKE PARTICULAR
ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S
COMPLAINT
Reservation No. 021315-12
Date: July 31, 2015
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Dept. 302
Complaint Filed: September 10, 2014
Honorable Ernest H. Goldsmith
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4{PROP@SED] ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION
TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINTREED SMITH LLP
Liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware
The Demurrer and Motion to Strike of Defendant Zimmer, Inc. (“Zimmer”) concerning the
Third, Fourth and Fifth Causes of Action in the Complaint of Plaintiff Susan Braun (“Plaintiff”)
came on for hearing before this Court, in Department 302, on July 31, 2015, at 9:30 am.
Appearances were reflected as on the record.
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counsel, and good cause appearing:
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PROOF OF SERVICE
Braun y, Zimmer, Inc. et al,
Case No. CGC-14-541588
Jam a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to
the within action. My business address is REED SMITH LLP, 101 Second Street, Suite 1800, San
Francisco, CA 94105. On July 31, 2015, I served the following document(s) by the method
indicated below:
NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S
DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN
PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT
Oo by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope(s) and by causing personal
delivery of the envelope(s) to the person(s) at the address(es) set forth below.
uw by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope(s) and consigning it to an
express mail service for guaranteed delivery on the next business day following the date of
consignment to the address(es) set forth below.
oO by transmitting via email to the parties at the email addresses listed below:
Stephen Csengeri, Esq. Telephone: 310-373-9330
Csengeri Law Offices Facsimile: 373-9040
21250 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 500 Email: csengeri@Shangri-Law.com
Torrance, CA 90503 Attorneys for Plaintiff
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above is
true and correct. Executed on July 31, 2015, at San Francisco, California.
~ Mhanonidurt.
Shaiinon Wurth
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1] Sonja S. Weissman (State Bar No. 154320) Candace B. Neal (State Bar No. 288587) 2|| REED SMITH LLP 101 Second Street, Suite 1800 ELECTRONICALLY 3]| San Francisco, CA 94107 FILED Telephone: 415-543-8700 Supertor Court of California, 4||Facsimile: 415-391-8269 County of San Francisco Email: sweissman@reedsmith.com 08/03 sf 2015 eae : ns 5 |] Email: cneal@reedsmith.com ee 6 || Linda Svitak (Minnesota Bar No. 178500) fe FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP 7\| 2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street 8 |] Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901 Telephone: 612-766-8530 9|| Facsimile: 612-766-1600 Email: linda.svitak@faegrebd.com 0|| (admitted pro hac vice) 11|| Attorneys for Defendant Zimmer, Inc. 3 : 12 SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA $23 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO E = 14] SUSAN BRAUN, Case No. CGC-14-541588 E 15 Plaintiff, NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER 3 SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, 2 16 INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING 2 MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR 17 ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT 18 vs. Reservation No. 021315-12 19 ZIMMER, INC.; ZIMMER FEGAN & Date: July 31, 2015 20|| MALONEY, INC.; JAMES PALMER; DOE Time: 9:30 a.m. CORPORATIONS 1 TO 25 INCLUSIVE; Place: Dept. 302 21|| AND DOE DEFENDANTS 26 TO 100 Complaint Filed: September 10, 2014 INCLUSIVE. i Defendants. Honorable Ernest H. Goldsmith 23 24 25 26 27 28 ape NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINTREED SMITH LLP A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware TO PLAINTIFF AND HER ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order SUSTAINING Defendant Zimmer, Inc.’s (“Zimmer”) Demurrer concerning the Third, Fourth and Fifth Causes of Action in the Complaint of Plaintiff Susan Braun (“Plaintiff”) with ten days leave to amend, and GRANTING Defendant Zimmer, Inc.’s Motion to Strike Particular Allegations in Plaintiff's Complaint with ten days leave to amend, was signed on July 31, 2015 by the Honorable Ernest H. Goldsmith and filed in the above- captioned Court on July 31, 2015. A copy of the Order is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.” DATED: July 31, 2015 REED SMITH Lip By___/s/ Candace B. Neal Sonja S. Weissman Candace B. Neal Attorneys for Defendant Zimmer, Inc. -2- NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINTExhibit AREED SMITH LLP A limited liability partnership formed in the Stat of Delaware Sonja S. Weissman (State Bar No. 154320) Candace B. Neal (State Bar No. 288587) REED SMITH LLP 101 Second Street, Suite 1800 San Francisco, CA 94107 Telephone: 415-543-8700 Facsimile: 415-391-8269 Email: sweissman@reedsmith.com Email: cneal@reedsmith.com Linda Svitak (Minnesota Bar No. 178500) FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901 Telephone: 612-766-8530 Facsimile: 612-766-1600 Email: linda.svitak@faegrebd.com (admitted pro hac vice) Attorneys for Defendant Zimmer, Inc. FILE "Superior Court of California oot of San Francisco, JUL 342015 CLERK OF THE COURT uty Clerk SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO SUSAN BRAUN, Plaintiff, VS. ZIMMER, INC.; ZIMMER FEGAN & MALONEY, INC.; JAMES PALMER; DOE CORPORATIONS 1 TO 25 INCLUSIVE; AND DOE DEFENDANTS 26 TO 100 INCLUSIVE. Defendants. Case No. CGC-14-541588 OSED] ORDER SUSTAINING EFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT Reservation No. 021315-12 Date: July 31, 2015 Time: 9:30 a.m. Place: Dept. 302 Complaint Filed: September 10, 2014 Honorable Ernest H. Goldsmith -1- 4{PROP@SED] ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINTREED SMITH LLP Liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware The Demurrer and Motion to Strike of Defendant Zimmer, Inc. (“Zimmer”) concerning the Third, Fourth and Fifth Causes of Action in the Complaint of Plaintiff Susan Braun (“Plaintiff”) came on for hearing before this Court, in Department 302, on July 31, 2015, at 9:30 am. Appearances were reflected as on the record. After full consideration of the pleadings and evidence on file herein, and argument off counsel, and good cause appearing: IT IS ORDERED that the Demurrer to Plaintiff's Complaint is SUSTAINED with ten days| leave to amend. flo 90S Aga Lite. Se IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Strike is GRANTED with ten days leave} toamend. NO oepositi an Fileol . Se paren: We 81205 ERNEST H. GOLDSMITH -2- {PROPOSED} ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINTREED SMITH LLP ‘A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware vv PROOF OF SERVICE Braun y, Zimmer, Inc. et al, Case No. CGC-14-541588 Jam a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to the within action. My business address is REED SMITH LLP, 101 Second Street, Suite 1800, San Francisco, CA 94105. On July 31, 2015, I served the following document(s) by the method indicated below: NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT ZIMMER, INC.’S DEMURRER AND GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PARTICULAR ALLEGATIONS IN PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT Oo by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope(s) and by causing personal delivery of the envelope(s) to the person(s) at the address(es) set forth below. uw by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope(s) and consigning it to an express mail service for guaranteed delivery on the next business day following the date of consignment to the address(es) set forth below. oO by transmitting via email to the parties at the email addresses listed below: Stephen Csengeri, Esq. Telephone: 310-373-9330 Csengeri Law Offices Facsimile: 373-9040 21250 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 500 Email: csengeri@Shangri-Law.com Torrance, CA 90503 Attorneys for Plaintiff I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above is true and correct. Executed on July 31, 2015, at San Francisco, California. ~ Mhanonidurt. Shaiinon Wurth -1- Proof of ServiceUPS CampusShip: Shipment Label UPS CampusShip: View/Print Label 1. Ensure there are no other shipping or tracking labels attached to your package. Select the Print button on the print dialog box that appears. Note: If your browser does not support this function select Print from the File menu to print the label. 2. Fold the printed label at the solid line below. Place the label in a UPS Shipping Pouch. If you do not have a pouch, affix the folded label using clear plastic shipping tape over the entire label. 3. 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