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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION

LINDA HARTMAN HAGENSICKER, )

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Plaintiff,  )  
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v.  )  Case No. 12-5018-CV-SW-RED  
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC  )  
CORPORATION, et al.,  )  
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Defendants.  )  


ORDER
Before the Court are Defendants Todd A. Richards, M.D., Christopher H. Roberts, M.D. and Freeman Health System's Motion to Remand (Doc. 16) and Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. 25). Plaintiff Linda Hartman Hagensicker ("Plaintiff") and Defendants Dr. Todd A. Richards ("Dr. Richards"), Dr. Christopher H. Roberts ("Dr. Roberts"), and Freeman Health Systems ("Freeman") (collectively the "treating healthcare defendants") seek to remand this case back to the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri.1

INTRODUCTION
The heart of the dispute between Plaintiff and the Defendants in this case relates to Plaintiff undergoing surgery to have the following devices implanted: a Gynecare Prolift M, an Obtryx Sling and a Gynecare TVT Secur. All three products are referred to as pelvic mesh products and are represented to be "placed inside the pelvis to restore organ support for patients with pelvic organ prolapse and/or stress urinary incontinence." (Petition Doc. 1-2

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