Fla. Federal Judge Retains Jurisdiction Over Stryker Cutting Guide Action



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ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida federal judge has refused to remand for lack of diversity an action alleging that a defective Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guide caused a knee replacement device to fail, finding the nondiverse Stryker sales representative cannot be held liable for negligence and must be dismissed from the case.

On Dec. 28, Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida found the plaintiff failed to provide evidence refuting the representative’s assertion that he did not negligently promote the device to the implanting surgeon.

The judge further held that the amount …

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