Legal Opinion
Willett v. Baxter International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1991No. 90-3418PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, Gene Earl Willett, sued the defendants, Baxter Healthcare Corporation (“Baxter”) and Carbomedics, Inc., seeking to recover for his fear that his allegedly defective heart valve, manufactured by the defendants, would fail.1 Mrs. Albert Sprig-gins, and her husband, intervened in the action, seeking the same recovery. Upon the motion of the defendants, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants holding that the valves of the plaintiff and the intervenor were not defective and that Louisiana did not recognize a right of recovery for…
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