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PORTERFIELD v. ETHICON, INC.

No. 98-51114 Summary Calendar.

183 F.3d 464 (1999)

Anita PORTERFIELD and John PORTERFIELD, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ETHICON, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey E. Dahl, Harkins, Latimer & Dahl, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Keith B. O'Connell, Ernest Franklin Avery, O'Connell & Benjamin, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DAVIS, DUHÉ and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Anita and John Porterfield filed this lawsuit against Ethicon, the manufacturer of a mesh used to surgically repair Anita Porterfield's ventral hernia, for product liability, negligence, breach of warranty, fraud, and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Ethicon. Porterfields appeal. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEEDINGS

On November 19, 1993, Anita Porterfield...

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