Legal Opinion
McCombs v. Synthes (USA)
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 13, 2001No. A01A0006PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
This is the second appearance of this product liability case before us.1 Plaintiff Linda B. McCombs appeals from the trial court’s grant of partial summary judgment to defendant Synthes Spine Company, L.P. (Synthes Spine) on its duty to warn McCombs under the learned intermediary doctrine (duty to warn claim). McCombs also appeals from the trial court’s order finding a proper case and granting the renewed motion to open default, pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-55 (b), filed by defendants Synthes, Inc., Synthes North America, Inc., and Synthes Ltd., U.S.A. (defaulting Synthes…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Dixon v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Walker v. Jack Eckerd Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Presto v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Aycock v. CalkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Williamson v. Harvey Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jack v. Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2002
- McCombs v. SynthesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Donna Ellis v. C. R. Bard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Catlett v. Wyeth, Inc.District Court, M.D. Georgia · 2004
- Ferrell v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
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