Legal Opinion
Jane King v. Collagen Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 15, 1993No. 92-1278PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Jane King appeals from a grant of summary judgment entered in favor of Collagen Corporation (“Collagen”) by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The district court determined that plaintiff’s claims were preempted by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (“MDA”), 21 U.S.C. § 360c et seq. Because the district court correctly construed the preemption provision of the MDA, we affirm.
FACTS
Defendant Collagen manufactures and distributes Zyderm, a cosmetic medical device used to correct wrinkles and other skin deformities. Zyderm treatment…
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3Cited by124 opinions
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