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TEMPLE v. SYNTHES CORP.

No. 90-295.

498 U.S. 5 (1990)

TEMPLE v. SYNTHES CORP., LTD.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided November 5, 1990.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner Temple, a Mississippi resident, underwent surgery in October 1986 in which a "plate and screw device" was implanted in his lower spine. The device was manufactured by respondent Synthes Corp., Ltd. (U. S. A.) (Synthes), a Pennsylvania corporation. Dr. S. Henry LaRocca performed the surgery at St. Charles General Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. Following surgery, the device's screws broke off inside...

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