Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Boston Scientific Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 2002No. 01-1487PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Plaintiff Carla M. Hicks suffered from stress urinary incontinence for a number of years. On June 10, 1997, Dr. John L. Griffith performed surgery on Ms. Hicks to treat her urinary incontinence and implanted a ProteGen Sling manufactured by Boston Scientific Corporation (“BSC sling”). As a result of this surgery, Ms. Hicks developed an infection and experienced complications. On June 9, 1999, Ms. Hicks filed suit against BSC and Dr. Griffith in Illinois state court, alleging that Dr. Griffith committed malpractice and that the BSC sling contained a design defect. *584Mr. Hicks joined Ms.…
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