Legal Opinion

Diblasi v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided February 17, 2021No. 3:20-cv-00566Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT FRANK DIBLASI, Plaintiff, No. 3:20cv566 (MPS) v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. and HEREAUS, INC., Defendants. RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS Frank DiBlasi brings this product liability action under Conn. Gen. Statutes § 52-572m, et seq. against Smith & Nephew, Inc. alleging that its artificial knee joint was defective, and against Hereaus, Inc., a component supplier. Smith & Nephew moves to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. R. 12(b)(6).1 (ECF No. 20.) For the reasons that follow, the motion is GRANTED IN PART and…

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  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Vietnam Ass'n for Victims of Agent Orange v. Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  4. Mastafa v. Chevron Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
  5. Lamontagne v. EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1993

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