UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA JOINT REPORT AND AGENDA FOR JUNE 12, 2014 STATUS CONFERENCE

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1 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69 Filed 06/09/4 Page of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA IN RE: STRYKER REJUVENATE AND ABG II HIP IMPLANT PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION MDL No. -44 (DWF/FLN) This Document Relates to ALL ACTIONS JOINT REPORT AND AGENDA FOR JUNE, 04 STATUS CONFERENCE Pursuant to Pretrial Order No., in advance of the June, 04 Status Conference, the parties submit this Joint Status Conference Report, with a proposed Agenda attached hereto as Exhibit A.. Report on Filings, Judicial Contacts, and State Court Litigation There are approximately,040 cases filed in or on their way to the MDL,,78 cases filed in the New Jersey coordinated proceedings, 6 cases filed in Florida, and approximately additional cases filed in California, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon. Attached hereto as Exhibit B are summaries of the cases filed by law firm and venue.. Report on Discovery a. PPDs and PFSs HOC has brought a motion to compel compliance with PTO No. 8 with regard to deficient PFS in 4 of the 490 cases originally eligible for inclusion in the bellwether case pool. More broadly, approximately 699 cases were filed in or transferred to the MDL on or before April 4, 04. PPDs are overdue without a requested extension in 9

2 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69 Filed 06/09/4 Page of 5 of these cases. PFSs are overdue without a requested extension in 8 of these cases. Defense Counsel is reviewing served PPDs and PFSs to determine whether they are properly completed, and provide medical records and authorizations. The PLCC and Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel are reviewing their records, comparing with information provided by Defendants, and also working with plaintiffs' counsel to promote compliance. b. Custodian Files The parties' agreed upon plan to complete production of custodian files for 6 people identified in HOC's organizational charts that were meaningfully involved with the products at issue in on pace to be completed by July 5, 04. c. Exemplars The parties reached an agreement on the production of exemplars devices and HOC has completed the production of requested exemplars devices to both the PLCC and attorneys from the New Jersey MCL. PLCC requested voluntary production of an impaction instrument. At HOC's request, PLCC will serve a formal discovery request seeking the impacting instrument and any other additional surgical instruments it seeks. d. Depositions PLCC has noticed the following depositions:. Deposition of a certain HOC Senior Research Engineer. Deposition of a certain HOC Senior Project Engineer. 0(b)(6) Deposition Regarding Document Retention 4. 0(b)(6) Deposition Regarding FDA/50(k)

3 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69 Filed 06/09/4 Page of (b)(6) Deposition Regarding Marketing 6. 0(b)(6) Deposition Regarding Device Failure Reports 7. 0(b)(6) Deposition Regarding Post-Recall Investigation/Analysis PLCC has filed these discovery requests in the MDL docket. The depositions are noticed for dates in June and July. The parties are conferring on a deposition protocol, along with scheduling and related issues. e. Suspension of Certain PFS Deadlines The Court entered stipulated Amended PTO No. 8, which suspends the fact sheet obligations in cases in which plaintiff has not undergone a revision surgery.. Report on ADR The parties continue to have success resolving cases through mediation. In the MDL, the parties have mediated cases, and have had near 00 percent success in resolving them. In the New Jersey MCL, the parties have achieved similar success. 4. Selected Disputed Issues The parties have filed and briefed two motions to compel discovery. HOC has moved to compel compliance with PTO No. 8 regarding PFS, and PLCC has moved to compel reproduction of certain documents without redactions. The parties will be prepared to argue the motions at the June, 04 Status Conference. Defendants seek clarification of certain terms, obligations, and prohibitions in the Court's Order Establishing a Common Benefit Fee and Expense Fund (CBO). (See Doc. No. 7.) PLCC asserts the CBO does not need clarification, and the conferral process is

4 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69 Filed 06/09/4 Page 4 of 5 not complete. Defendants disagree and will submit a letter to the Court identifying the issues. Dated: June 9, 04 Lead Counsel Committee Chairperson /s/peter J. Flowers Peter J. Flowers MEYERS & FLOWERS 5 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 55 Chicago, IL Phone: () pj f@meyers- flowers.corn Defendants' Lead Counsel /s/ralph Campillo Ralph Campillo Karen Woodward SEDGWICK, LLP 80 S. Figueroa St., 9th Floor Los Angeles, CA 9007 Tel: () Fax: () ralph.campillo@sedgwicklaw.com Karen.woodward@sedgwicklaw.com 4

5 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69 Filed 06/09/4 Page 5 of 5 Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel Committee /s/annesle DeGaris Annesley H. DeGaris CORY WATSON CROWDER & DEGARIS, PC Magnolia Avenue Birmingham, AL 505 Phone: (05) adegaris@cwcd.com /s/ben W. Gordon, Jr. Ben W. Gordon LEVIN PAPANTONIO, P.A. 6 S. Baylen Street, Suite 600 Pensacola, FL Phone: (850) bgordon@levinlaw.com /s/wend7 R. Fleishman Wendy R. Fleishman LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 50 Hudson Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 00 Phone: () wfleishman@lchb.com /s/eric Kennedy R. Eric Kennedy WEISMAN, KENNEDY & BERRIS CO., L.P.A. 600 Midland Building 0 Prospect Avenue West Cleveland, OH 445 Phone: (6) ekennedy@weismanlaw.com /s/ Genevieve M. Zimmerman Genevieve M. Zimmerman (MN#09) ZIMMERMAN REED P.L.L.P. 00 IDS,ÿenter 80 South 8 Street Minneapolis, MN 5540 Phone: (6) Fax: (6) Genevieve.Zimmerman@zimmreed.com 5

6 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69- Filed 06/09/4 Page of EXHIBIT A

7 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69- Filed 06/09/4 Page of UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA IN RE: STRYKER REJUVENATE AND ABG II HIP IMPLANT PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION MDL No. -44 (DWF/FLN) This Document Relates to ALL ACTIONS STATUS CONFERENCE AGENDA JUNE, 04 PLCC and Defense Counsel propose the following agenda for the May, 04 status conference:. Report on Federal and State Court Litigation a) MDL filings (Exhibit B) b) State court filings and important developments c) Judicial contacts Report on Discovery a) b) c) d) e) Report on ADR PPDs and PFSs Custodian files Exemplars Depositions Suspension of PFS for unrevised plaintiffs Status of identification of escrow agent Selected Disputed Issues a) HOC's Motion to Compel Compliance with PTO No. 8 b) PLCC's Second Motion to Compel Discovery Regarding Redacted Documents c) HOC's request for clarification of CBO Other Issues Scheduling Status Conferences a) Next status conference - July 7, 04 b) Future status conferences DOCS/ vl

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10 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69- Filed 06/09/4 Page of 8 Plaintiffs' Counsel with Cases in the MDL (6/5/04) Plaintiff's Counsel Transferred to Number of Cases Abrahamsen Conaboy Ahearne Law Firm Ahlers & Cooney 4 Allan Berger 5 Allen Kuehnle 6 Alley Clark 7 Alystock Witkin 8 Antonio Le Mon 9 Aylstock Witkin 0 Azrael Franz Babbitt Johnson Baber & Luppen Bachus &Schanker 4 Bailey & Glasser 5 Beckett &Webber 6 Beckman Weil 7 Belt Law Firm 8 Bezou Law Firm 9 Blankenship Law Offices 0 Bohanan &Associates Bouterie Law Firm Bowersox Law Firm Brena Bell 4 Bruno & Bruno 5 Burch &George 6 Capitelli &Wicker 7 CaseyGerry 8 Cellino & Barnes 9 ChehardySherman 0 ChildersSchlueter Conway Londregan Cooley Manion Cooper & Kowalski 4 Copeland Richards 5 Coplan & Crane 6 CoryWatson 7 Costello McMahon 8 Cunningham Bounds 9 Cusack Gilfillan 40 Dell & Dean 4 Dell &Schaefer 4 Dewsnup King /6/04

11 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69- Filed 06/09/4 Page 4 of 8 Plaintiffs' Counsel with Cases in the MDL (6/5/04) 4 Donahey Defossez 44 Donahue Davies 45 Donald P. McKenna, Jr. 46 Doyle Firm 47 Dunlap &Seeger 48 Dunn Nutter 49 Dwyer & McDevitt 50 Dwyer Mc Carthy 5 EisenbergGilchrist 5 English Lucas 5 Esdaile Barrett 54 Ezell Law 55 Fabian & Clendenin 56 Farr Rasmussen 57 Fine Law Firm 58 Finnerty Law Offices 59 Finz & Finz 60 Fisher Boyd 6 Fitzpatrick& Fitzpatrick 6 Folan & McGIone 6 Fox and Farmer 64 Fred M. Johnson 65 Galloway&Jefcoat 66 Gatti Gatti 67 Gene Lanham 68 Gentry Locke 69 Gertler Law Firm 70 Gilman Law 7 Gilreath &Associates 7 Godosky& Gentile 7 Goldberg& Osborne 74 GoldbergWeisman 75 Goldstein Fluxgold 76 Grant & Eisenhofer 77 GregColeman Law 78 Hall Law 79 Hamilton Miller 80 Hardison & Cochran 8 Hare Wynn 8 Hastings Law Firm 8 Hepworth Janis 84 Hillyard Wahlberg Plaintiff's Counsel Transferred to Number of Cases /6/04

12 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69- Filed 06/09/4 Page 5 of 8 Plaintiffs' Counsel with Cases in the MDL (6/5/04) Hollis Law Firm Howard Kohn Hurley McKenna In Pro Se Ingaldson Fitzgerald James Lee Ford Jeff Green Joel Brown John A. Zick John M. Molloy John Sileo Law Johnson Johnson Jones Ward Kabateck Brown Kaiser Gornick Kelley Bernheim Kelly Firm Kelly Uustal Kershaw Cutter Kingery Durree Kirklin Soh Kitrick Lewis Kralovec Jambois Kramer Rayson Kristofer Kallman Lambert Firm Plaintiff's Counsel Landendorf & Landendorf Langdon & Emison Transferred to Number of Cases Larry Helvey Law Firm Law Firm of Jack Tolliver Law Firm of Krisor & Associates Law Firm of Stephen M. Reck Law Office of C. Michael Lawson Law Office of Jeffrey A. Manheimer Law Office of Jeffrey S. Glassman Law Office of John Day Law Office of John Xavier Perez Law Office of Lisa Douglas Law Office of Thomas D. Nissen Law Office of William H. Newkirk Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos Lee Borthick Law Office /6/04

13 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Plaintiffs' Counsel with Document Cases in 69- the MDL Filed (6/5/04) 06/09/4 Page 6 of 8 Plaintiffs Counsel Transferred to Number of Cases 7 Levin Papantonio 8 Levin Simes Lieff Cabrasher Ludwig Law Firm Lundy Lundy 4 4 Maglio Christopher MatthewsSanders 4 Mayer & Harper 5 McGartland Borchardt 6 McGartland Law Firm McGinn Carpenter McGowan Hood 9 McMath Woods McNamara Goldsmith McSweeney Langevin 4 MeshbesherSpence Meyerkord & Meyerkord 44 Meyers & Flowers MichaelA. Fakhoury, P.C Michael J. Shemper 47 Morgan & Morgan Morrison Mahoney 49 Motley Rice 50 Murray and Murray 5 Napoli Bern Neblett Beard 5 Nicholas R. Rockforte 54 O'Friel & Levy 55 OnderShelton O'Steen Harrison 57 Panish Shea 58 Parker & Parker Pasquina/Thebaud 60 Paul Byrd Law Firm 6 Pearson Randall 6 Pendley Baudin Peterson & Associates 64 Piscitelli 65 Pittman Dutton Pittman Firm 67 Plymale Law Firm 68 Podhurts Orseck 6/6/04

14 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69- Filed 06/09/4 Page 7 of 8 Plaintiffs' Counsel with Cases in the MDL (6/5/04) Plaintiff's Counsel Transferred to Number of Cases 69 Pope McGlamry 70 Power Rodgers 7 Provost Umphrey 7 Rapoport Law 7 Reardon Law Firm 74 ReichertWenner 75 Richard Harris Law Firm 76 Richard J. Serpe 77 Richard Shapiro 78 Richardson Richardson 79 Rietz Law Firm 80 Robinson Calcagnie 8 Romano Law Office 8 Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum 8 Salim Beasley 84 Salley Hite 85 Salvi Schostok 86 SaundersWalker 87 Scanlan Law Group 88 Seeger Salvas 89 Shezad Malik Law Office 90 Shipman &Wright 9 Showard Law Firm 9 Shuttlesworth & Lasseter 9 Simon Law Firm 94 Slack & Davis 95 Smith &Alspaugh 96 Sneckenberg, Thompson 97 Stadtmauer & Associates 98 Steven A. Denny 99 Steven F. Goldstein 00 Stratton Faxon 0 Strong Law Offices 0 Sullo &Sullo 0 Suthers Law Firm 04 Sutin Thayer 05 Tate Law Group 06 Taylor Martino 07 The Driscoll Firm 08 The Fitzgerald Law Firm 09 Thornton & Naumes 0 Timothy O'Dowd /6/04

15 CASE 0:-md-044-DWF-FLN Document 69- Filed 06/09/4 Page 8 of 8 Plaintiffs' Counsel with Cases in the MDL (6/5/04) Plaintiff's Counsel Transferred to Number of Cases Tonkon Torp Tully Law Firm Wagstaff & Cartmell 4 Wallace Boggs 5 Watkins Lourie _6 Watts Guerra 7 Weidner &Assoc 8 Williams Cuker 9 Williams Litigation Group 0 Wilson Law Woodley Williams Zimmerman Reed Zoll, Kranz & Borgess 5 5 Totals: /6/04