Worthy v. Collagen Corp.

Tempie Fortson Worthy appeals the trial court’s granting of Collagen Corporation’s motion for summary judgment. The trial court ruled that all claims and causes of action asserted by Worthy, including those asserted in her second amended petition, are preempted by federal law. In two points of error, Worthy contends that the trial court erred in granting Collagen Corporation’s motion for summary judgment and in holding that the federal Medical Devices Act preempted her State law claims.

Worthy has brought her appeal with less than a full record of the proceedings in the trial court. An…