Legal Opinion

Creazzo v. Medtronic, Inc.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 27, 2006PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JOHNSON, J:

¶ 1 Joseph Creazzo (“Plaintiff-Husband”) and Darlene Creazzo, his wife, (collectively “the Creazzos”), appeal the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Medtronic, Inc. on the Creaz-zos’ claims of product defect, failure to warn, and strict liability. The Creazzos contend that the court erred when it dismissed their product defect claim based on their inability to retrieve the product, and dismissed their remaining claims based on the inadequacy of their expert opinion and the “learned intermediary” doctrine. Upon review of the trial court’s…

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