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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[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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