5th Circuit: Blood Clotting Test Strip Case Triggered When Plaintiff Had Stroke

Mealey's (July 14, 2021, 7:39 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 6 affirmed dismissal of a claim that a defective coagulation test trip resulted in a stroke, agreeing with a district court that the statute of limitations was triggered when the plaintiff’s stroke happened and not when the plaintiff was told by the defendant that the strips had been recalled....