Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. Surgidev Corp.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1995No. 21703PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FROST, Justice.
Defendant-Appellant Surgidev Corp. appeals from a judgment for compensatory and punitive damages entered against it in a products liability action. Plaintiffs-Appellees Enrique Gonzales and Ricardo Garduño sued Surgidev for personal injuries that resulted from implantation of intraoccular lenses manufactured by Surgidev. Surgidev appealed to the Court of Appeals, alleging five errors that mandate reversal: (1) Plaintiffs’ state law claims were preempted by federal law, (2) the trial court erred in not including the Food and Drug Administration on the verdict form, (3)…
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