Legal Opinion
Prohaska v. Sofamor, S.N.C.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided March 31, 2001No. 1:97-cv-00292PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
CURTIN, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
On April 18, 1997, plaintiff Donna Pro-haska (“Mrs. Prohaska,”) 1 a New York resident, brought this diversity action against Sofamor, S.N.C. (f/k/a Sofamor, S.A.), Sofamor, Inc., and Sofamor-Danek Group, Inc. Mrs. Prohaska alleges that she has suffered severe and permanent physical harm arising from defects in the Co-trel-Dubousset (“C-D”) internal fixation system, 2 manufactured by Sofamor S.N.C., that had been implanted in her spine. Item 1. The device consisted of rods placed alongside and affixed to the posterior spine by means of…
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