ANDERSON v. SIEMENS CORP.

No. 02-10005.

335 F.3d 466 (2003)

Sandra Jo ANDERSON, individually, legal heir, and as independent executor of the estate of Billy D. Anderson, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIEMENS CORPORATION; et al., Defendants, Siemens Medical Systems Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Sayles (argued), Eric Donovan Pearson, Sayles, Lidji & Werbner, Robert B. Crotty, Crotty & Johnansen, Dallas, TX, for Anderson.

Nina Cortell (argued), Charles G. Orr, Haynes & Boone, Dallas, TX, for Siemens Medical Systems Inc.

Before DAVIS, HALL and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Siemens Medical Systems, Inc. ("Siemens"), a corporation that sells and distributes medical devices, appeals from a jury's verdict finding it liable, under a strict products liability (design defect) theory, to Sandra Jo Anderson ("Petitioner") and the estate of her late husband, Billy D. Anderson ("Decedent"), for damages resulting from the stroke, in 1996, and subsequent death, in 1998, allegedly caused by the Siemens Servo 900C ventilator...

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