BRUNO v. BIOMET, INC.

No. 22-30405.

74 F.4th 620 (2023)

Andrew BRUNO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BIOMET, INCORPORATED; Unidentified Parties; Zimmer, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Charles Ginart, Jr. (argued), Esq. , Attorney, Joyce D. Young , Law Office of Michael C. Ginart, Jr. & Associates, Chalmette, LA, Walter Rimmer Woodruff, Jr. , Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes, L.L.P., Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Patrick Nolan (argued), Evan Thomsen , Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, Carl Joseph Giffin, Jr. , Bernard, Cassisa, Elliott & Davis, A.P.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Higginbotham, Smith, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.


In this diversity case, Andrew Bruno sued Biomet Inc. and Zimmer, Inc. (collectively, "Biomet") under the Louisiana Products Liability Act ("LPLA"). The district court found Bruno's claims were prescribed and granted summary judgment in favor of Biomet. Finding that the ultimate question of prescription is...

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