Allen v. Belinfante

Beasley, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs Mr. and Mrs. Allen appeal from the grant of final summary judgment to defendant, oral surgeon Belinfante, in this suit filed against him and E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company and Dow Corning Corporation on June 7, 1994. It began with the doctor’s June 19, 1986, surgical implantation of Vitek Proplast implants in Mrs. Allen’s jaws to correct her temporomandibular joint dysfunction. The suit alleged, as to Dr. Belinfante, medical negligence in failing to no tify Mrs. Allen of the serious health risks associated with her implants; improper business…