Connecticut Upholds Application of Learned Intermediary Doctrine to Medical Devices

Beck & Herrmann have a thorough summary of  Breen v. Synthes-Stratec, Inc., No. AC 28215, 2008 Conn. App. LEXIS 261 (Conn. Ct. App. May 27, 2008), in which the Connecticut Court of Appeals upheld the application of the learned intermediary doctrine to prescription medical devices.

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