Pafford v. Biomet

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Pafford appeals the grant of summary judgments to defendants in this medical product liability case.

Appellant Pafford underwent an operation in the spring of 1988, in which a metal spinal plate was installed to stabilize his spine while a fusion took place. A few months later, the spinal plate broke, necessitating its removal. This suit was filed in 1990, asserting that the breaking of the defective spinal plate caused his disability. Appellant could not determine precisely who manufactured the spinal plate, so he sued, as the most likely defendants,…