Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Intermedics Intraocular, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1995No. 94-30668PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Circuit Judge:
This appeal encompasses five consolidated personal injury actions which were originally filed in Louisiana state court but were removed to federal district court on the basis of diversity. The suits arose because of problems plaintiffs allegedly suffered from intrao-cular lenses which had been surgically implanted into their eyes as treatment for their cataracts. The lenses were all manufactured by Intraocular Intermedies, defendant-appellant.
Congress enacted the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (MDA) in order to vest regulatory power over medical devices in the Food…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cates v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Albert Slater v. Optical Radiation CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- No. 93-5555Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,222 Carl O. Brown, Jr. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Principal Health Care of Louisiana, Inc. v. The Lewer Agency, Inc., and General American Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
- McCarthy v. Danek Medical, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1999
- Barbara Mitchell and Gregory Mitchell v. Collagen CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Grenier v. Medical Engineering Corp.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2000
- Johnson v. CHL ENTERPRISESDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2000
- Lewis v. Intermedics Intraocular, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1998
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