Hoover v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.MOTION for summary judgmentW.D. Mo.October 14, 20161 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 and Local Rule 56.1, Defendants Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bayer Pharma AG, and Bayer Oy (collectively, “Bayer”) move for summary judgment on all claims set forth in Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. Summary judgment is proper on all of Plaintiff’s claims because she cannot create a genuine issue of material fact on the element of causation through admissible expert testimony as is required under Missouri law. The facts, law, and reasons in support of this Motion for Summary Judgment are fully set forth in the accompanying Suggestions in Support. WHEREFORE, Bayer respectfully requests an Order from this Court granting summary judgment in its favor and against Plaintiff and granting Bayer such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper. Pursuant to Local Rule 7(g) of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Bayer respectfully requests oral argument on this motion. SARAH HOOVER, Plaintiff, v. BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC., BAYER PHARMA AG, and BAYER OY, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-05090-SRB Case 3:14-cv-05090-SRB Document 83 Filed 10/14/16 Page 1 of 3 2 Dated: October 14, 2016 Respectfully submitted, s/ Shayna S. Cook Shayna S. Cook Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP 564 W. Randolph St., Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60661 Telephone: (312) 681-6000 scook@goldmanismail.com Benjamin W. Walther Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP-Houston JP Morgan Chase Tower 600 Travis, Suite 3400 Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: (713) 546-5662 bwalther@shb.com Jane J. Bartley Jennifer M. Stevenson Sarah Elizabeth Lynch Jeremiah S. Wikler Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP-KCMO 2555 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64108-2613 Telephone: (816) 474-6550 jbartley@shb.com jstevenson@shb.com slynch@shb.com jwikler@shb.com Attorneys for Defendants Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bayer Pharma AG, and Bayer Oy Case 3:14-cv-05090-SRB Document 83 Filed 10/14/16 Page 2 of 3 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on October 14, 2016, a copy of the foregoing was filed electronically via the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will have sent notice to the following attorneys of record in this matter: Lawrence L. Jones, II, Esq. Jones Ward, PLC Marion E. Taylor Building 312 South Fourth Street, Sixth Floor Louisville, Kentucky 40502 Telephone: (502) 882-6000 larry@jonesward.com D. Todd Matthews, Esq. Gori Julian & Associates PC 156 N. Main Street Edwardsville, IL 62025 Telephone: (618) 659-9833 todd@gorijulianlaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Sarah Hoover s/ Shayna S. Cook Shayna S. Cook Case 3:14-cv-05090-SRB Document 83 Filed 10/14/16 Page 3 of 3