JAKO v. PILLING CO.

No. 87-1950.

848 F.2d 318 (1988)

Geza J. JAKO, M.D., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. PILLING COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Damon Scarano, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff, appellant.

Philip H. Lebowitz with whom Joseph J. Serritella, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., Paul R. DeRensis, Deutsch Williams Brooks DeRensis Holland & Drachman, P.C., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before COFFIN, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Geza Jako is a physician and professor of otolaryngology. Beginning in 1963 Dr. Jako entered into an informal collaboration relationship with appellee Pilling Company, a manufacturer of specialized medical equipment. Dr. Jako made several recommendations regarding the design of equipment used in microsurgery of the larynx, mainly laryngoscopes. Pilling had manufactured laryngoscopes prior to 1963, but from 1963 to the mid-to-late...

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