PARKINSON v. GUIDANT CORP.

No. CIV.A.01-1330.

315 F.Supp.2d 754 (2004)

Rowan PARKINSON, and Rowan Parkinson, as Executor of the Estate of Shirley Lee Parkinson a/k/a Shirley L. Parkinson a/k/a Shirley Parkinson, Deceased, Plaintiffs, v. GUIDANT CORPORATION and/or Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Defendants

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

March 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis M. Tarasi, Jr., Tarasi, Tarasi & Fishman, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, for plaintiffs.

Nina M. Gussack, Barry H. Boise, Sharon DiPaolo, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF COURT

DIAMOND, District Judge.

This is a products liability case involving a .014 Hi-Torque Balance Middleweight guidewire manufactured by defendant Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. ("ACS") which fractured during an angioplasty and stent procedure performed on plaintiff Rowan Parkinson on May 11, 1999. By separate order, the court has granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on all claims except for plaintiffs'...

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