Donald Bopp, BHS 1965

Born in Los Angeles CA on December 24, 1946, Don grew up in Burbank with siblings Jeannie (deceased), Dianne, Tom and Richard. He joined the Army in 1966 and received an honorable discharge in 1968. Don worked for Lockheed for 37 years, retiring in 2002. He enjoyed spending time with his family and close friends, fishing, and traveling cross country between homes in Wofford heights, CA and Knoxville, TN, exploring all the sites.

Don died in Los Angeles CA on August 28, 2017. 

Besides his siblings, Don is survived by Carol, his wife of 43 years, son Jason age 42, daughter Heather age 39 and grandchildren Chris, Malana, Ryan, Jean, Paige and Shelby.
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SACRAMENTO – The wife and adult children of a man who died of an infection allege the infection was caused by the use of a medical device.

Carol Bopp, Heather Bopp and Jason Bopp filed a complaint on June 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against Livanova Deutschland GMBH and Sorin Group USA Inc. alleging negligence, strict products liability and other counts.

According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that on Sept. 29, 2015, plaintiffs' decedent Donald Bopp underwent open heart surgery at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Los Angeles. The suit states that as a result of using defendants' Sorin HCD during the surgery, he contracted a mycobacterium infection. He died on Aug. 28, 2017, following a surgery to address the infection. 

The plaintiffs hold Livanova Deutschland GMBH and Sorin Group USA Inc. responsible because the Sorin HCD was defective at the time it was designed and manufactured and that the design prevented it from being reliably and consistently cleaned.

The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek all damages suffered and legal fees, plus interest, costs and such other just and proper relief. They are represented by Andrew C. Bryman of Law Office of Bryman & Apelian in Calabasas.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California case number 1:18-cv-00754-DAD-JLT