Mize v. Mentor Worldwide LLC

Filed 7/2/20 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX REXINA MIZE et al., 2d Civil No. B295829 (Super. Ct. No. BC649083) Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Los Angeles County) v. MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC, Defendant and Respondent. This case is about preemption and causation: whether the Medical Device Amendments (MDA) to the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) preempt the state-law products liability claims at issue here, and whether Rexina Mize and her husband, Minh Nguyen, sufficiently pled causation to survive Mentor…