Quidel Corporation v. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 QUIDEL CORPORATION, Case No. 16-cv-3059-BAS-AGS 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO EXCLUDE
REBUTTAL OPINIONS AND
v. TESTIMONY OF ARTHUR L.
CAPLAN
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC., et al., [ECF No. 151] 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 Plaintiff Quidel Corporation and Defendants Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. have filed motions seeking to exclude the opinions of the other party’s expert. The Court first turns to Plaintiff’s motion to exclude the rebuttal opinions and testimony of Defendants’ expert Dr. Arthur L. Caplan. (“Caplan Mot.,” ECF No. 151.) For the foregoing reasons, the Court denies the Motion. I. Relevant Background1 On January 11, 2019, the deadline for expert designation disclosure, Quidel 27 designated Dr. George J. Kahaly as a scientific expert, and submitted his opening expert report. (“Roosevelt Decl.,” ECF No. 151-2, at ¶ 2.) Dr.…