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AEBISCHER v. STRYKER CORP.

No. 07-1954.

535 F.3d 732 (2008)

Lenore AEBISCHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STRYKER CORPORATION and Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 1, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Stevens (argued), Heller, Holmes & Associates, Mattoon, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stephen L. Corn, Craig & Craig, Mattoon, IL, Robert M. Connolly (argued), Stites & Harbison, Louisville, KY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Lenore Aebischer's artificial hip unexpectedly began to cause her pain less than four years after it was implanted, and she soon underwent surgery to replace it. After the surgery her doctor concluded that the device had suffered "advanced or catastrophic failure." Aebischer sued the manufacturer and its parent company, alleging that the product was defective, but the district court dismissed her lawsuit under Illinois' two-year statute of limitations...

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