4WEB, Inc. v. NuVasive, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 4WEB, INC. and 4WEB, LLC, Case No.: 24-cv-01021-JLS-MMP
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
v. 4WEB’S MOTION TO COMPEL
NUVASIVE TO ANSWER
NUVASIVE, INC.,
INTERROGATORY NO.
Defendant. [ECF No. 149] 14 15 In this patent infringement action, 4WEB asserts NuVasive’s “Modulus” spinal implant products1 (“Accused Products”) infringe nine of 4WEB’s United States Patents2 related to 3D-printed, titanium interbody fusion devices. ECF No. 21 ¶ 62. Before the Court is 4WEB’s Motion to Compel NuVasive to Answer Interrogatory No. 6 pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 37 and 33. ECF No. 149. The matter has been fully briefed, and the Court heard oral argument on May 7, 2025. ECF Nos. 149, 150, 151, 161. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS IN PART 4WEB’s motion.
24 1 The Modulus line of implants include Modulus ALIF, Modulus Cervical (or Modulus- C), Modulus XLIF, Modulus TLIF-0, and…