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BASS v. STRYKER CORP.

No. 11-10076.

669 F.3d 501 (2012)

Alton BASS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STRYKER CORPORATION; Stryker Sales Corporation; Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 31, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monica Celeste Vaughan (argued), Houssiere, Durant & Houssiere, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gene Marion Williams (argued), Manuel Lopez , Martin Scott Michelman , Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, HAYNES, Circuit Judge, and CRONE, District Judge.

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Alton Bass ("Bass") appeals from the district court's dismissal of his state-law tort claims against Stryker Corporation, Stryker Sales Corporation, and Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics (collectively, "Stryker") pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). In his complaint, Bass alleged that a hip replacement product manufactured by Stryker malfunctioned and caused him injury. Bass argues...

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