Legal Opinion
Novak v. Mentor Worldwide LLC
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 14, 2018No. Docket No. 2:17–cv–00328–NTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nancy Torresen, United States Chief District Judge
In this products liability action, Plaintiff Janice Novak ("Ms. Novak ") has asserted nine claims related to injuries that she allegedly sustained from a transobturator sling called ObTape (the "ObTape ") manufactured by Defendant Mentor Worldwide LLC ("Mentor "). This matter comes before me on Mentor's motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 5.) For the reasons set out below I GRANT Mentor's motion.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Ms. Novak is one of dozens of individuals who have brought suit against Mentor for injuries allegedly caused by the ObTape. On…
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