DUTIL v. BURNS


674 A.2d 910 (1996)

Robin DUTIL, et al. v. John BURNS, et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Cloutier, Philip P. Mancini (orally), Cloutier & Briggs, P.A., Rockport, for Plaintiffs.

Christopher D. Nyhan (orally), Carl W. Tourigny, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Portland, for Defendants.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, DANA, and LIPEZ, JJ.


WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs, five named dental patients and their spouses, appeal from orders of the Superior Court dismissing their complaints against certain named oral surgeons for failure to state a claim. Plaintiffs allege that they were injured by the defective jawbone implant sold by defendants. The Superior Court held that physicians and dentists are not sellers for purposes of products liability claims, and that plaintiffs' complaints are governed by...

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