Snyders Heart Valve LLC v. St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. et al, No. 4:16-cv-00812 (E.D. Tex. June 25, 2018)

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OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Came on for consideration the report of the United States Magistrate Judge in this action, this matter having been heretofore referred to the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. On March 7, 2018, the report of the Magistrate Judge was entered containing proposed findings of fact and recommendations (“the Report”) (Dkt. #316) that Defendants St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc., St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., and St. Jude Medical, LLC’s (collectively, “St.