Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Stryker Corp.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided March 8, 2011No. Civil Action 10-391-KSFPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
KARL S. FORESTER, Senior District Judge.
Currently before the Court is the motion of the defendants, Stryker Corporation and Stryker Sales Corporation (collectively “Stryker”), to dismiss the plaintiffs complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This motion is fully briefed and is ripe for review.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On June 29, 2006, the plaintiff, Cheryl Whalen (“Whalen”) underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery at UK Healthcare Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington,…
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