Porterfield v. Ethicon, Inc.

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• recognizing that the duty of a prescription drug manufacturer is _to adequately warn the medical profession
• holding that limitations began to run when plaintiff \knew\ her abdominal symptoms were associated with a mesh implant, despite that surgery revealed for the first time that the mesh had attached to her stomach and liver
• opining that a product manufacturer is excused from warning each patient who receives the product only when the manufacturer properly warns the prescribing physician of the product’s dangers
• observing that the manufacturer relies on the physician to pass on its warnings
• holding producing cause negated when plaintiff alleged marketing defect in surgical mesh that caused abdominal infection, but surgeon testified that he was aware of the risk of infection and decided to use the mesh anyway
• holding producing cause negated when plaintiff alleged marketing defect in surgical mesh that caused abdominal infection, but surgeon testified that he was aware of the risk of infection and decided to use the mesh anyway

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