Integra Lifesciences Corp. et al. v. Hyperbranch Medical Technology, Inc. (Motion to Strike Granted in Part March 13, 2018)

Magistrate Judge Burke granted in part and denied in part John Jarosz’s damages analysis on November 14, 2017.  Four months later, Judge Stark adopted the Magistrate’s order.

Judge Stark denied Defendant’s motion to strike Mr. Jarosz’s price-erosion analysis, but granted exclusion of Mr. Jarosz’s market-share apportionment.

Review of the redacted order by Magistrate Judge Burke reveals that the decision to strike – or not to strike – appears to have nothing to do with the actual analysis done, but instead pivots on whether Plaintiffs failed properly to disclose their damages theories.  For Mr. Jarosz’s market-share apportionment analysis, Judge Burke and Judge Stark both agree that the late disclosure “could cause prejudice to Defendant.”  The footnote excerpted below suggests that even late disclosure is better than no disclosure:

This case affords yet another cautionary tale about timely disclosure.