Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,804 Mark T. Knowlton v. Deseret Medical, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 17, 1991No. 89-2139PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
The main issue on this appeal requires us to determine under Massachusetts law the duty to warn imposed on the manufacturer-seller of medical devices used during open-heart surgery and the closely related question of causation. Plaintiffs-appellees Mark Knowlton and his mother, Bonnie B. Tetrault, brought suit for injuries from chemical burns incurred by Knowlton during open-heart surgery at Children’s Hospital in Boston. The jury found that defendant-appellant Deseret Medical, Inc. was liable for failing to adequately warn the surgeon-user of the danger involved…
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- Back v. Wickes Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Seley v. G. D. Searle & Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1981
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