Legal Opinion
Blanchard v. Collagen Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 12, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-1177PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
MENTZ, District Judge.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The plaintiff, Dr. Annelle C. Blanchard, brought this product liability action under Louisiana state tort laws against Collagen Corporation as the manufacturer and distri-buter of Zyplast Collagen Implant. Zyplast is a product made from bovine collagen. It is injected under the skin to correct soft tissue deficiencies resulting from disease, trauma, or age. Blanchard received a series of injections of Zyplast into her lower lip. Within a few days of receiving one of these injections, she began to experience the onset of craniofacial…
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- Worthy v. Collagen Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
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