Ky. Federal Knee Brace Action Dismissed, Leave to Amend Denied

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge has denied a plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint in a case involving an allegedly defective knee brace, ruling that she improperly asserted allegations against the defendants collectively, without specifying which defendant allegedly caused her injury.

In a Sept. 20 order, Judge David L. Bunning of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky then dismissed with prejudice the first amended complaint, ruling that the plaintiff failed to identify a specific defect or how the defect injured her.

Dorothy Cordle alleged she sustained injuries while wearing a “Donjoy” …