Legal Opinion

MEDTECH, INC. v. NELSON Et Al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 8, 2017No. A16A1687Published

1Opinion of the Court

McFADDEN, Presiding Judge.

This appeal challenges a trial court’s grant of an extraordinary motion for new trial vacating an earlier grant of summary judgment. Because a motion for new trial is not an appropriate vehicle for obtaining review of a grant of summary judgment, we reverse.

On October 4, 2010, Everard Nelson and his wife, Vivienne Nelson, filed a complaint against Biomet Microfixation, LLC, and MedTech, Inc., asserting claims for products liability, breach of warranty, and negligence. The complaint alleged that a bone cement manufactured by Biomet and distributed by MedTech had…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ford Motor Co. v. ConleySupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. Canoeside Properties, Inc. v. LivseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Blackwell v. SuttonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Debter v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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