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`EXHIBIT 14
`TO THE DECLARATION OF BRIAN J.
`NISBET IN SUPPORT OF
`DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS IN LIMINE
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`EXHIBIT 14
`TO THE DECLARATION OF BRIAN J.
`NISBET IN SUPPORT OF
`DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS IN LIMINE
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`1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
` SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`2 SAN DIEGO DIVISION
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` NUVASIVE, INC., a Delaware )
` corporation, )
`5 )
` Plaintiff, )
`6 )
` vs. ) Case No.
`7 ) 3:18-CV-00347-
` ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., a ) CAB-MDD
`8 Delaware corporation and )
` ALPHATEC SPINE, INC., a )
`9 California corporation, )
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`10 Defendants. )
` __________________________________)
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`13 HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY
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`14 VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF
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`15 NUVASIVE, INC.
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`16 GREGORY LUCIER
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`17
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`18 January 17, 2020
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`19 9:06 a.m.
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`21 3580 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300
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`22 San Diego, California
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`23
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`24 Lorie Rhyne, CSR No. 12905
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`EXHIBIT 14 - PAGE 307
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`1 APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
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` On Behalf of the Plaintiff:
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`4 PAUL D. TRIPODI II, ESQ.
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`5 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.
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`6 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550
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`7 Los Angeles, California 90071
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`8 (323) 210-2900
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`9 ptripodi@wsgr.com
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`11 On Behalf of the Defendants:
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`12 NIMALKA R. WICKRAMASEKERA, ESQ.
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`13 Winston & Strawn LLP
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`14 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3800
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`15 Los Angeles, California 90071-1543
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`16 (213) 615-1700
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`17 nwickramasekera@winston.com
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`19 Videographer: GIANNI ORTIZ
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`20 Also Present: MICHAEL DOYLE, in-house counsel,
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`21 NuVasive
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`22 CRAIG HUNSAKER, Executive Vice
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`23 President and General Counsel
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`24 at Alphatec Spine
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`25 TYSON MARSHALL, Associate General
` Counsel, Alphatec Spine
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`·1· · · · · · · · · · · INDEX OF EXAMINATION
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`·2· ·WITNESS:· GREGORY LUCIER
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`·3· ·EXAMINATION· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · PAGE
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`·4· ·By Ms. Wickramasekera· · · · · · · · · · · · · 5
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`·6· · · · · · · · · · · ·INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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`·7· ·DEFENDANTS· DESCRIPTION· · · · · · · · · · · PAGE
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`·8· ·Exhibit 1· ·E-mail dated 9/8/2016,
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`·9· · · · · · · ·NUVA_ATEC0318999· · · · · · · · ·145
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`10· ·Exhibit 2· ·Letter dated September 8, 2016,
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`11· · · · · · · ·NUVA_ATEC0319003 to
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`12· · · · · · · ·NUVA_ATEC0319004· · · · · · · · ·149
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`13· ·Exhibit 3· ·E-mail dated 9/7/2016, NUVA_ATEC0332186
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`14· · · · · · · ·to NUVA_ATEC0332187· · · · · · · 156
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`15· ·Exhibit 4· ·Project Titan, Management Presentation
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`16· · · · · · · ·for NuVasive, NUVA_ATEC0319062· ·205
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`17· ·Exhibit 5· ·Management Presentation, Alphatec Spine,
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`18· · · · · · · ·A Leading Provider of Advanced
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`19· · · · · · · ·Spinal Fusion Platforms and Systems,
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`20· · · · · · · ·NUVA_LLIF000854436 to
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`21· · · · · · · ·NUVA_LLIF000854524· · · · · · · ·205
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`22· ·Exhibit 6· ·E-mail dated 10/1/2017,
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`23· · · · · · · ·NUVA_ATEC0318549· · · · · · · · ·245
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`24· ·Exhibit 7· ·E-mail dated 10/2/2017,
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`25· · · · · · · ·NUVA_ATEC0318492· · · · · · · · ·263
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`BY MS. WICKRAMASEKERA:
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`What is Paul McClintock's role?
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`Paul McClintock's role currently is head of
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`Western United States, sales and marketing.
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`Were his duties recently changed?
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`They were recently changed.
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`Why?
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`That was a decision by the current CEO to
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`restructure the us sales force structure.
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`Did you tell the NuVasive directors and
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`officers at a leadership retreat in Palm Springs that
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`you took the NuVasive spine exam?
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`I don't recall saying that.
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`I did not take
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`the NuVasive spine exam.
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`Are you aware that the patent office is
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`considering invalidating several of NuVasive•s implant
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`patents at issue in this matter?
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`I'm not aware of that.
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`Nobody told you that?
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`I'm not aware of the details at that level.
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`1 Q. Are you aware that if NuVasive is found to
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`2 have brought a suit for an improper purpose, Alphatec
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`3 will have an actionable claim against NuVasive for its
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`4 legal fees?
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`5 MR. TRIPODI: Objection to the extent it
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`6 calls for a legal conclusion. Lack of foundation.
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`7 THE WITNESS: Those are legal conclusions
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`8 I'm not willing to --
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`9 (Reporter clarification.)
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`10 MR. TRIPODI: Lack of foundation. Calls for
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`11 a legal conclusion.
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`12 THE COURT REPORTER: Answer?
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`13 THE WITNESS: That sounds like a legal
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`14 detail, legal matter involving lawyers, and I'm not
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`15 going to answer the question.
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`16 BY MS. WICKRAMASEKERA:
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`17 Q. Would that have been an important factor in
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`18 the calculus as to whether to bring the lawsuits
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`19 regarding the fact that if you lose some of these
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`20 lawsuits, you may have to pay Alphatec millions of
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`21 dollars in legal fees?
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`22 MR. TRIPODI: Same objection.
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`23 THE WITNESS: I'll follow the advice of
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`24 counsel.
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`25 MS. WICKRAMASEKERA: What was your -- what's
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