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HAUDRICH v. HOWMEDICA, INC.

No. 78319.

662 N.E.2d 1248 (1996)

169 Ill.2d 525

215 Ill.Dec. 108

Marilyn HAUDRICH, Ex'r and Sole Legatee of Donald Haudrich, Deceased, Appellee, v. HOWMEDICA, INC., et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James V. O'Brien, Thomas L. Caradonna, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., St. Louis, MO, for Howmedica Inc.

Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr., P.C., and Harriet Homsher Hamilton, of Cook, Shevlin, Ysursa, Brauer & Bartholomew, Ltd., Belleville, for appellee.

Stephanie A. Scharf and Deirdre A. Fox of Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, for amici curiae Health Industry Manufacturers Association, Abbott Laboratories, and Baxter International Inc.

Donnellda Rice, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Health Industry Manufacturers Association.

Mark E. Barmak and Eric S. Palles, Abbott Park, for amicus curiae Abbott Laboratories.

F. Samuel Eberts III, Deerfield, for amicus curiae Baxter International Inc.

Chief Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Donald Haudrich, brought this action for strict products liability in the circuit court of St. Clair County against defendant Howmedica, Inc., and for negligence against codefendant, Michael Lukens, a Howmedica sales representative. The plaintiff sought damages for injuries allegedly caused by a defective prosthetic device that had been surgically inserted into his knee. The plaintiff alleged...

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