Nicole E. Narotzky

Experience: Representative Matters: Manage and defend claims and litigation for world-leading medical device company and oversee team in order to formulate and execute nationwide strategy to respond to and litigate claims related to a product recall; implement early resolution program and where resolution is not possible, aggressively defend each action (2013-present).; Represented medical device client in litigation and claims relating to a coronary catheterization contrast delivery system, as well as provided counseling on risk management issues.; Represented clients in matters related to alleged violations of the Minnesota Health Records Act.; Eklund v. Medtronic, Inc. et. al., No. 27-CV-17-18038 (2019), Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Argued dispositive motions, including the motion to exclude plaintiff's expert, and won full summary judgment in a high-exposure product liability matter.; National counsel involved in all aspects of claims and litigation relating to voluntary recall of a medical device company's signature product (2009-2015).; Defended litigation related to implanted medical devices: aggressively developed alternative causation, strategically approached discovery issues, and negotiated early settlements and dismissals (2006-2013).; In re Individual 35W Bridge Litigation, 806 N.W.2d 811, 806 N.W.2d 820 (2011). Represented engineering company that provided the original design for the I-35W bridge that collapsed over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007.; Hammitt Medtronic, Inc. (Anoka Co. D. Ct., Minnesota, (2004)). Counsel in a lawsuit involving the recall of a medical device. Case was never certified for class action and settled.; Reported Cases: Warmoth v. Medtronic, Inc., No. CIV-21-712-SLP, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100667 (W. D. Okla. June 9, 2023).; Duggan Medtronic, Inc., No. 09-CV-12046-PBS, 2012 WL 45503 (D. Mass. Jan. 10, 2012).; Walker Medtronic, Inc., No. 2:07-00317, 2010 WL 4822135 (S.D. W. Va. Nov. 24, 2010).; Clark Medtronic, Inc., 572 F. Supp. 2d 1090 (D. Minn. 2008).; Smith Gorback, et al., Cause No. 2005-58539 (Harris County, Tex. 2007).; Pro Bono: Provide representation to clients through the Children's Law Center of Minnesota.; Assisted the prosecution team in the State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin case for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.; Ex parte Armstrong (Tex. App. 2017). Member of team of lawyers serving as counsel for Douglas Tyrone Armstrong, a Texas death row inmate convicted of capital murder in 2006. The team secured the vacation of Armstrong's death sentence by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.; Represented clients seeking Orders for Protection against domestic partners.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Narotzky prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.