Legal Opinion
William E. Chambers and Beverly Chambers v. Osteonics Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 3, 1997No. 96-1742PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Osteonics Corporation (“Osteonics”) designed and manufactured a hip prpsthesis consisting of a hip stem, femoral head and acetabular component (“hip stem”) which was used to replace William E. Chambers’ (“Chambers”) arthritic right hip in 1985. In 1992, Chambers slipped and fell and the hip stem fractured. Surgical replacement of the fractured hip stem cost Chambers $43,000 in medical expenses, and resulted in chronic pain and a severe limp. Before the fracture, Chambers was able to walk pain-free, with no limp, and was able to play golf. Now, Chambers…
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