Legal Opinion
Goldsmith v. Mentor Corp.
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided December 4, 1995No. Civ. 94-651-JDPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DiCLERICO, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, Gardner Goldsmith, filed this products liability action against the defendant, Mentor Corporation, to recover for injuries resulting from the implantation and subsequent removal of a testicular prosthesis. Before the court is the defendant’s motion for summary judgment (document no. 5).
Background 1
In April 1990, the plaintiff underwent surgery to correct a testicular abnormality he had since birth. The surgery included the implantation of a silicone testicular prosthesis designed, manufactured, and marketed by the defendant as the Mentor Large…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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