Legal Opinion
Cameron v. Otto Bock Orthopedic Industry, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 30, 1994No. 93-2305PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In March of 1990, William Cameron, whose left leg had been amputated below the knee in 1965, was fitted with a prosthetic leg. The prosthesis was assembled by Mr. Cameron’s prosthetist from components originally sold by various suppliers, including Otto Bock Orthopedic Industry, Inc. (“Otto Bock”). Specifically, the artificial limb featured an Otto Bock pylon, which is an aluminum tube that substitutes for the missing portion of the leg, and an Otto Bock clamp, which attaches the pylon to an artificial foot manufactured and sold by another company.
On May 28, 1991, Mr.…
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