KENNEDY v. COLLAGEN CORP.

No. 94-15197.

67 F.3d 1453 (1995)

Charlotte KENNEDY and Robert L. Kennedy, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLLAGEN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1995.

As Amended November 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinard Hanby, Michael M. Essmyer & Associates, Houston, Texas, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Joe W. Redden, Jr., Beck, Redden & Secrest, Houston, Texas, for defendants-appellees.

Before: FERGUSON, REINHARDT and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge FERGUSON; Concurrence by Judge REINHARDT.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, Charlotte and Robert Kennedy challenge the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Collagen Corporation ("Collagen"). The Kennedys contend that their state common law claims are not preempted by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 ("the MDA"), 21 U.S.C. §§ 360c-360l (Supp.1995), and that genuine issues of material fact remain...

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