No. 24-5945

Jodi Rouviere v. Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, dba Stryker Orthopaedics, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2024-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: federal-rules-of-evidence jury-consideration material-fact reasonable-diligence seventh-amendment summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2024-12-13
Question Presented (from Petition)

ISSUE I: WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT EFFECTIVELY REMOVED THE
FACTUAL INQUIRY INTO PETITIONER "EXERCISE OF
REASONABLE DILIGENCE " UNDER NEW YORK CLS CPLR
214-c (2) FROM THE JURY IN FAVOR OF AN OBJECTIVE
STANDARD WHICH DISPENSES WITH ANY NEED TO
ASCERTAIN PETITIONER 'S KNOWLEDGE AS TO THE
ETIOLOGY OF AN INJURY?

ISSUE II: WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT 'S REMOVAL FROM THE JURY
THE MATERIAL FACT QUESTION OF WHEN PETITIONER
KNEW OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE
LATENT INJURY OF METALOSIS SUSTAINED BY
PETITIONER, AND DECIDING SAID MATERIAL FACT
QUESTION DURING SUMMARY JUDGMENT PROCEEDING
VIOLATED PETITIONER 'S SEVENTH AMENDMENT RIGHT
UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION?

ISSUE III: THE SECOND CIRCUIT FAILED TO FOLLOW FED. R. EVID.
702 AND WHERE THE PANEL 'S FAILURE TO ADHERE TO
THE STANDARD OF "DISPUTES OF MATERIAL FACT " IN
THE REVIEW AND GRANTING OF A SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MOTION UNDER CPLR 214C(2) DEPRIVED PETITIONER OF
A JURY 'S CONSIDERATION THEREBY CONFLICTING WITH
THE SUPREME COURT 'S RULINGS IN ANDERSON V.
LIBERTY LOBBY, INC. AND RELATED CASES

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the trial court improperly removed the factual inquiry into reasonable diligence and material fact questions from jury consideration in violation of the Seventh Amendment and Federal Rules of Evidence

Docket Entries

2024-12-16
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2024-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
2024-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent Medical Device Business Services, Inc. f/k/a DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.'s. to respond filed.
2024-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent Howmedia Osteonics Corporation to respond filed.
2024-08-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 12, 2024)

Attorneys

Howmedia Osteonics Corporation
Paul E. AsfendisGibbons, P.C., Respondent
Jodi Rouviere
Jodi Rouviere — Petitioner
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. f/k/a DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.'s.
J. T. LarsonBarnes & Thornburg, LLP, Respondent