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Title: Marilyn Haudrich v. Howmedica
Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
Release Date : January 18, 1996
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 74 KB

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CHIEF JUSTICE BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court: The plaintiff, Donald Haudrich, brought this action for strict products liability in the circuit court of St. Clair County against defendant Howmedica, Inc., and for negligence against codefendant, Michael Lukens, a Howmedica sales representative. The plaintiff sought damages for injuries allegedly caused by a defective prosthetic device that had been surgically inserted into his knee. The plaintiff alleged that Howmedica designed, manufactured and sold the device that, at the time it left Howmedica's possession and control, was defective and unreasonably dangerous. He further alleged that Lukens negligently and carelessly sold the defective device and negligently and carelessly failed to warn of the device's defective and unreasonably dangerous condition. Following a bench trial, the trial court entered a judgment against the defendants and awarded the plaintiff damages of $1,686,988.70. The appellate court affirmed. (267 Ill. App. 3d 630.) We allowed the defendants' petition for leave to appeal. 145 Ill. 2d R. 315. 1