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PORTER v. PFIZER HOSP. PRODUCTS GROUP, INC.

Civ. No. 90-0230-B.

783 F.Supp. 1466 (1992)

Gordon PORTER, Plaintiff, v. PFIZER HOSPITAL PRODUCTS GROUP, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

January 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Smith, Van Buren, Me., for plaintiff.

Gregory W. Powell, Friedman & Babcock, Portland, Me., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

BRODY, District Judge.

This products liability case arises out of a hip replacement operation performed on Gordon Porter, the plaintiff, on July 15, 1986. During the course of the operation, the surgeon drilled a hole in Porter's hip so that he could implant a 64mm one-piece acetabular cup without using cement. As the surgeon hammered the acetabular cup into place, however, the cup's polyethylene liner separated from the metallic backing...

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