Legal Opinion
Mount v. Hand Innovations, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 27, 2012No. 12-CA-326PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.
12This is a personal injury and products liability suit arising out of an allegedly defective orthopedic device that was implanted in the plaintiff’s wrist. The plaintiff obtained a default judgment against the defendant. The defendant appeals. We vacate and remand.
PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Henry Mount filed suit against Hand Innovations, LLC, a Division of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (“Hand Innovations”), on September 29, 2010. He alleged he was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in November 2007 and, as a result, underwent surgery in which a plate and screw manufactured…
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