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222731P.pdf 08/10/2023 Angela Cantrell v. Coloplast Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 22-2731
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
[PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Colloton and Benton, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Products liability. Plaintiff alleged she was injured by the
implantation of defendant's surgical mesh device; the district court
excluded plaintiff's expert opinions and testimony under Rule
26(a)(2)(B)(ii) and then granted defendant's motion for summary judgment.
Plaintiff appeals. The district court did not err in finding the expert
witness's supplemental declaration was untimely under the court's
scheduling order, and the court did not abuse its discretion in refusing
to consider the supplemental declaration; the court did not err when it
decided to exclude the expert witness report and declaration without
considering lesser sanctions; in the absence of admissible evidence
establishing causation, plaintiff could not establish an essential element
of her case, and the district court did not err in granting defendant
summary judgment.