Legal Opinion
Ada M. Martin and Harold L. Martin v. Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. Tplc, Inc. D/B/A Telectronics Pacing Systems Telectronics Pty Limited
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1997No. 94-4003PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
In this products liability suit, plaintiffs, Ada and Harold Martin, appeal the District Court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants, awarded largely on the basis of pre emption under 21 U.S.C. § 360k(a) of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. We previously affirmed the judgment of the District Court. Martin v. Telectronics Pacing Sys., Inc., 70 F.3d 39 (6th Cir.1995). Thereafter, the United States Supreme Court granted plaintiffs’ petition for writ of certio-rari, vacated our prior judgment, and remanded the case to our…
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