Manufacturing Defect Claim Survives Dismissal Motion in Wright Hip Action
October 4, 2019
DOCUMENTS
- Order
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota federal judge has denied Wright Medical Technology’s motion to dismiss a strict liability manufacturing defect claim in a hip replacement action, ruling that the plaintiff adequately alleged that the components she received differed from the intended design.
In an Oct. 2 order, Judge Eric C. Tostrud of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota added that at this stage, the plaintiff is not required to identify a particular flaw in the manufacturing process.
Patricia Reid underwent a total right hip arthroplasty in December 2012, during which her surgeon implanted five artificial hip components manufactured …
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