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Weiland v. Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc.

Case Date: 12/11/1998
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-95-2736



Weiland v. Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc, No. 1-95-2736

1st Dist. 12-11-98



FIFTH DIVISION

December 11, 1998

No. 1-95-2736

HAROLD WEILAND,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

TELECTRONICS PACING SYSTEMS,INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County.

The Honorable

Gary L. Brownfield,

Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Harold Weiland brought suit against defendant Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc.,alleging claims for breach of warranty and product liability regarding two pacemakers implantedinto his body. The circuit court granted summary judgment to the defendant on the claimsbecause it determined that those claims were preempted by the Medical Device Amendments of1976 (MDA) (21 U.S.C.A.