Legal Opinion
Walter R. Brooks, Jr. v. Medtronic, Inc., a Corporation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Amicus Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1984No. 83-2223PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Walter R. Brooks, Jr. appeals from a final judgment entered by the district court on a jury verdict in favor of Medtronic, Inc. Brooks allegedly suffered injuries when his Medtronic cardiac pacemaker failed shortly after it was implanted. Believing Medtronic’s pacemaker defective, Brooks brought a products liability action. On appeal Brooks contends that the district court did not properly instruct the jury on the scope of the manufacturer’s duty to warn in a products liability action.
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On August 7, 1980 Brooks entered the St. Francis Community Hospital in Green-ville,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wyeth Laboratories v. ReyesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Sterling Drug, Inc., a Corporation v. Maxine F. CornishCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Beatrice G. Stanback v. Parke, Davis and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Bowling v. Pfizer, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1992
- Russell Violette v. Smith & Nephew Dyonics, Inc., Russell Violette v. Smith & Nephew Dyonics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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