Legal Opinion
Alton Bass v. Stryker Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2012No. 11-10076PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Aton Bass (“Bass”) appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his state-law tort claims against Stryker Corporation, Stryker Sales Corporation, and Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics (collectively, “Stryker”) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). In his complaint, Bass alleged that a hip replacement product manufactured by Stryker malfunctioned and caused him injury. Bass argues that the district court erred in concluding that Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 552 U.S. 312, 128 S.Ct. 999, 169 L.Ed.2d 892 (2008),…
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