Tansy v. Dacomed Corp.

SUMMERS, Justice:

Plaintiffs pende implant failed and had to be surgically removed. He brought this products liability suit against the manufacturer. The jury reached a defendant’s verdict and the plaintiff appeals, raising three issues for our resolution: (1) whether the jury was properly instructed on the law of “unavoidably unsafe products” as that rule appears in Comment k of the Restatement of Torts, (2) whether evidence of a doctor’s prior acts were admissible under 12 O.S. § 2404(B), and (3) whether a witness was properly qualified to testify as an expert. We affirm.

Robert Tansy became…