· 6/17/1997
Chmielewski v. Stryker Sales Corp.
Citations
- 966 F. Supp. 839
- 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8958
- 1997 WL 348935
How courts have described this case
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- “[T]he fact that plaintiffs’ claims are based on general common law duties does not save them from being preempted,, if a conflicting device-specific federal regulation exists.”
- strict liability, negligent design and failure to warn claims preempted by MDA for device marketed under investigational exception
- strict liability, negligent design and failure to warn claims preempted by MDA for device marketed under investigational exception
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Judges: Tunheim
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