28 Ucc rep.serv.2d 531, prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,411 Ada M. Martin Harold L. Martin v. Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, Ada and Harold Martin, appeal from a grant of summary judgment for defendants in this diversity action alleging state product liability and related tort claims arising out of the implantation of an experimental medical device. The District Court held that federal law preempted plaintiffs’ claims. Plaintiffs appeal this decision and also argue in the alternative that if their claims are preempted, it is a violation of their Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. We disagree, and for the following reasons AFFIRM the decision of the District Court.
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