GOLDSMITH v. HOWMEDICA, INC.


111 A.D.2d 680 (1985)

Robert Goldsmith et al., Appellants, v. Howmedica, Inc., Defendant, and Chitranjan S. Ranawat, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 20, 1985


Plaintiff herein received a total hip replacement in or around November of 1973. The prosthetic device implanted in him was produced by defendant Howmedica, Inc., and the operation was performed by defendant Chitranjan S. Ranawat. The device broke in June of 1981, and in March of 1983, plaintiff instituted suit against both the manufacturer and Dr. Ranawat, charging the latter with medical malpractice. Dr. Ranawat thereafter successfully moved to dismiss the action as against...

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