9th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment In Broken Bone Screw Case

Mealey's (December 11, 2020, 3:23 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 10 affirmed summary judgment in a case involving broken orthopedic screws, saying the defendants warned about possible device failure, the defendants did not breach their duty of care to the plaintiff and there was no privity to create a breach of warranty (Dwane Roy Miller v. DePuy Synthes Sales, Inc., et al., No. 19-16821, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 38595)....