Kale Flagg v. Denise Elliot, et al
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14-31169
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March 25, 2016
Stryker Toe Implant Suit Belongs In Fed Court, 5th Circ. Says
A Fifth Circuit majority has decided that a man's lawsuit against Stryker Corp. over allegedly defective toe implants belonged in Louisiana federal court, overturning a circuit panel's previous decision that the claims against his surgeon and the medical device maker belonged together in state court.
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January 07, 2016
Toe Implant Fight Wrongly Sent To State Court, Stryker Says
A split panel decision by the Fifth Circuit to send a man's design defect lawsuit against Stryker Corp. and unnamed insurers over broken toe implants back to Louisiana state court unnecessarily complicated a simple jurisdiction issue and should be overruled, the company told an en banc panel of the circuit court Wednesday.
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November 06, 2015
5th Circ. Will Rehear Stryker Toe Implant Fight
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday revived the case of a man who sued Stryker Corp. after his toe implants broke, rejecting his argument to stand by a panel's split decision to send his medical malpractice and design defect claims to Louisiana state court.
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October 06, 2015
5th Circ. Shouldn't Rehear Toe Implant Fight, Patient Says
A man who sued Stryker Corp. after his toe implants broke urged the Fifth Circuit on Monday to stand by its 2-1 ruling sending the claims to state court and to ignore the manufacturer's argument that the ruling encourages abuse of the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act.
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September 08, 2015
5th Circ. Kicks Stryker Foot Implant Suit To State Court
The Fifth Circuit has booted a suit against Stryker Corp. and unnamed insurers over allegedly faulty toe implants back to state court, ruling that the plaintiff's claims against his surgeons shouldn't have been severed from those against the medical device maker.