prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,585 Catherine W. Griffin v. Medtronic, Incorporated

Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge MOTZ joined.

OPINION

MICHAEL, Senior District Judge:

Catherine Griffin appeals the decision of the district court granting summary judgment to Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) on the grounds that Griffin’s claims are preempted by 21 U.S.C.A. § 360k (West Supp.1995), enacted as part of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (MDA) to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. On the recent authority of Duvall v. Bristol-Myers-Squibb Co., 65 F.3d 392 (4th Cir.1995), we affirm in part, reverse in part…