Legal Opinion
Oja v. Howmedica, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1997No. 95-1085, 95-1104, 95-1123PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Maureen Oja brought a products liability action against Howmedica, Inc., the manufacturer of a prosthetic hip replacement system, asserting three claims relevant to this appeal: (1) negligence, (2) negligent failure to warn, and (3) strict liability. At the close of the plaintiffs case, the district court granted Howmedica’s motion for a directed verdict on Oja’s strict liability manufacturing defect claim. The court, however, permitted Oja to proceed with her strict liability claims based on design and warning defects.
The jury returned a general verdict for Howmedica on…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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