Legal Opinion
Rose v. Medtronics, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 19, 1980No. Civ. 56429PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff Manny Rose appeals the dismissal of class-action allegations in his suit for damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by the defective manufacture of a cardiac pacemaker.
Rose’s first amended complaint makes the following allegations: In 1975 his physician surgically implanted in Rose a cardiac pacemaker manufactured by defendant Medtronics, Inc. In October 1977 Medtronics notified physicians throughout the country that certain of its pacemakers, whose specific models and serial numbers were enumerated, contained a potential defect in one of its…
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