Legal Opinion
Elbert v. Howmedica, Inc.
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided December 23, 1993No. Civ. 91-00616 BMKPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S RENEWED MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW RE: PREEMPTION OF STATE TORT CLAIMS
KURREN, United States Magistrate Judge.
BACKGROUND
This is a products liability case concerning an allegedly defective artificial knee, a PCA Total Knee System, manufactured by defendant Howmedica, Inc. (“Howmedica”). The PCA knee prosthesis was implanted to replace the knee of plaintiff George Elbert’s (“Elbert”) left leg on September 21, 1986 to alleviate problems associated with degenerative arthritis. After less than four years, however, Elbert’s knee failed. Surgery revealed…
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