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`No. 3:15-cv-01100
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
`NASHVILLE DIVISION
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`THE HOSPITAL AUTHORTIY OF
`METOPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF
`NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON
`COUNTY, TENNESSEE, d/b/a
`NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL
`and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
`STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICPAL
`EMPLOYEES DISTRICT COUNCIL 37
`HEALTH & SECURITY PLAN,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS,
`INC. and SANDOZ INC.,
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`Defendants.
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`Pending before the Court are two separate motions. The first motion is Nashville General
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`ORDER
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`Hospital (“NGH”) and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District
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`Council 37 Health & Security Plan’s (“DC 37”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) Renewed Motion for
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`Class Certification and Appointment of Class Counsel. (Doc. No. 349.) Momenta Pharmaceuticals,
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`Inc. (“Momenta”) and Sandoz Inc. (“Sandoz”) (collectively “Defendants”) have responded in
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`opposition (Doc. No. 361) and also filed a Motion to Exclude the Report and Opinions of Plaintiffs’
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`Expert Dr. Russell L. Lamb (Doc. No. 360). For the reasons stated in the accompanying
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`Memorandum Opinion, Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of
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`Class Counsel is GRANTED and Defendants’ Motion to Exclude the Report and Opinions of
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`Plaintiffs’ Expert Dr. Russell L. Lamb is DENIED. The Class will be defined as set forth in the
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`Memorandum Opinion. NGH and DC 37 SHALL serve as Class Representative and Lieff
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`Case 3:15-cv-01100 Document 427 Filed 09/20/19 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 21852
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`Cabraser SHALL serve as Class Counsel. The case is hereby RETURNED to the Magistrate
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`Judge for further case management.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR.
`CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`Case 3:15-cv-01100 Document 427 Filed 09/20/19 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 21853
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