Litigation
Jul. 10, 2013
Decision limits exposure for medical device manufacturers
This holding heralds far-reaching and positive implications for medical device manufacturers that conduct business in California. By Matthew L. Marshall
Affirming a lower court's decision, a California appellate court found that the presence of a medical device manufacturer's sales representative during surgery did not in and of itself give rise to a duty of care owed to the patient. This holding heralds far-reaching and positive implications for medical device manufacturers that conduct business in California.
Smith v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., 2013 DJDAR 7911 (C...
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