Nuvasive, Inc. v. Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NUVASIVE, INC., Case No.: 3:18-CV-347-CAB-MDD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE ALPHATEC’S MOTION
v. TO EXCLUDE EXPERTS
ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. et al., [Doc. No. 251] Defendants. 16 Before the Court is Alphatec’s motion to exclude certain testimony of NuVasive’s experts. [Doc. No. 251.] NuVasive filed an opposition. [Doc. No. 259.] Alphatec filed a reply. [Doc. No. 263.] The Court held argument on March 13, 2020. Having considered the submissions of the parties and the arguments of counsel, the Court rules as follows. I. Legal Standard Federal Rule of Evidence 702 provides that a qualified expert may testify if “(a) the expert’s scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue; (b) the testimony is based on sufficient facts or data; (c) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; 26…