Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Southwest District

Torrance Dept. B

ROCHEL DISI, Plaintiff,

Case No.: BC707011 vs. [Tentative] RULING

TAD TANOURA, M.D., et al., Defendants.

Hearing Date: January 21, 2020

Moving Parties: Defendants Biosphere Medical, Inc. and Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Responding Party: Plaintiff Rochel Disi

Motion to File Records Under Seal

The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers.

RULING

The motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

BACKGROUND

On May 21, 2018, plaintiff Rochel Disi filed a complaint against defendants Tad Tanoura, M.D., The Regents of the University of California, The University of California at Los Angeles, Biosphere Medical, Inc., Merit Medical Systems, Inc., and Merit Bioacquisition Co. for medical malpractice, medical battery, medical malpractice – lack of informed consent, strict products liability – design and/or manufacturing defect, negligent products liability – failure to warn, negligence per