Federal Court Rejects Technician’s Product Liability Claims Against Scalpel Manufacturer

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has awarded summary judgment to the maker of a surgical scalpel, finding that a hospital medical technician failed to show that her accidental injuries could have been prevented if manufacturer Becton, Dickinson and Co. (NYSE: BDX) had used a reasonable alternative design.

Judge Mary A. McLaughlin of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said Feb. 1 that no reasonable jury could find for the plaintiff on either strict products liability or negligence claims.

Diane Kordek, formerly a surgical technician at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, alleged that she suffered serious …