Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2001No. 00-2556PublishedCited by 254 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Senior Judge ALARCON joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge.
This case is one of several thousand involving the promotion, sale, and use of pedicle screw fixation devices to treat spinal injuries. Appellant William Cooper brought this lawsuit against Smith & Nephew, Inc., claiming that its defective device was responsible for his failed back surgeries and the accompanying deleterious side effects. The district court dismissed Cooper’s claims after determining that Cooper had no admissible medical…
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