Legal Opinion
Baird v. American Medical Optics
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided May 12, 1997PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
STERN, J.A.D.
Plaintiff Eleanor Baird appeals from the dismissal of her complaint filed in February 1992 against the manufacturer of her intraocular lens (IOL), American Medical Optics (AMO), the physician who implanted it during surgery in 1983, Frederick Newman, M.D., and the hospital where the operation occurred, Valley Hospital. The case against the IOL manufacturer was dismissed on grounds of federal preemption. The hospital was granted summary judgment based on its lack of duty to obtain “informed consent.” The case against Dr. Newman was…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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