The opinion of the court was delivered by STERN, J.A.D.
Plaintiff Eleanor Baird appeals from the dismissal of her complaint filed in February 1992 against the manufacturer of her intraocular lens (IOL), American Medical Optics (AMO), the physician who implanted it during surgery in 1983, Frederick Newman, M.D., and the hospital where the operation occurred, Valley Hospital. The case against the IOL manufacturer was dismissed on grounds of federal preemption. The hospital...
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