Legal Opinion
Muñiz Cortes v. Intermedics, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 3, 2000No. 99-2193PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellants Pedro Muniz Cortes and the estate of Clotilde Diaz Sustache appeal from the district court’s order of summary judgment dismissing claims against defendant-appellees. We affirm.
I
On December 14, 1994, Clotilde Diaz Sustache had a pacemaker surgically implanted at the Hospital Bella Vista in May-aguez, Puerto Rico. The pacemaker was manufactured by Intermedies. After this pacemaker failed, a second Intermedies pacemaker was implanted. On August 18, 1995, following the failure of the second pacemaker, Diaz Sustache died.
On January 12, 1996,…
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