Federal preemption blocks a Louisiana man from suing Medtronic for injuries he allegedly received from a faulty defibrillator, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit determined in an order issued 11 March.
David Reddick filed suit against Medtronic under the Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA) alleging his defibrillator shocked him unnecessarily. His claims included defective construction, defective design, failure to warn, and...
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