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Home My WebLink About94-01414 I il, " , 0" " il; ;il, , ' " ..J) 'ra ,. ' ,1 i~ ' 11.' 'I , , '1'1 j ~ . ,/' ~ ~ pc ,I {1 -.:1 \." {!'! \",'l J'" <.r\ +\: I .~-\, 'i,11 ii \ :/\;i i!i I; , ,. 'I ., I' III '\-" I', "~I 'I, ~ j " ... " , ' " l' I." ' ,I , t,;~ i"~ Y~,:. -..r II:" , " /1 li\ .' I, ,\ , ,. 1;.1 " " " jd II Ii I( i' , I' Ii ,01 ", \j ) . :J '1.\ ;'1 ,~ ,n ;\,1 ;', .. MARGn DUBY / plaintiff v. DOW CORNING WRIGHT CORPORATION/ a T.nn..... carporation, DOW CORNING CORPORATION, a a Michiqan corporation, McGHAN MEDICA~ CORPORATION, a California corporation, MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., (3M), a D.laware corporation, individually end a. .ucce..or in int.re.t of McGHAN MEDICAL CORPORATION (a California corporation incorporat.d in 1974), McGHAN MEDICAL CORPORATION, a Delawar. corporation/ INAMED/ UNION CARBInE CHEMICALS and PLASTICS COMPANYL INC., UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION/ and MEDICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, d/b/a surqitek/ BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, Defendants IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA, NO. q~/. /4N C "VI' 7, r fh , f II 0 T 1 a I YOU KAVI .111 'UID II COUaT. If you wish to defend aqain.t th. claim8 Bet forth in the following page., you mU8t take action within twenty (20) daYB after thi. Complaint and Notic. are .erved, by .nt.ring a writt.n app.arance per.onally or by attorney and filing in writing with the Court your defen.e. or objection8 to the olaims .et forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do 80 the oa.e may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you, by the court without further notioe far any money olaimed in the Compleint or for any ather claim or relief reque.ted by the plaintiff. YoU may lo.e money or property or other rights important to you. CIVIL ACTION - LAW JURY TRIAL OF.MANDEO YOU 'HOULD T1II THl. IlIII TO youa L1WYIR lT ONal. l' YOU DO .OT IAVI 1 L1WYI. oa ClKNOT Af'OID 0.1, GO TO oa TILIIHOHI THI O'.ICI 'IT 'ORTH BILOW TO .11D OUT WKlal YOU ClK GIT L001L HILI. Oourt 14aini.trator Ouaberlan4 County Oourtbou.., 4th 'loor 1 Oourtbou.. .quare Carli.l., 11 17011-1"7 (717) 140-1100 D...~~ M.'V.ACTU.... AMD .ILATln CQK.~III 2. The following entities identitied in Plaintitf.' Fourth Amendad Master Complaint are named aa Defendant. and the allsgation. with regard to the.e entiti.. in the Master complaint are adopt.d by r.terenc.1 DoW Cornlng Corporation a Michigan Corporation 2201 W. Saltzburg Stre.t Auburn, Michigan 48686 Dow Corning Wright corporation a T.nn..... Corporation 5677 Airlin. Road P. O. Box J,OO Arlington, T.nn...ee 38002 McGhan M.dical corporation a calitornia corporation 1035 Cindr Lane Caprint.r a, CA 93013 Minne.ota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Inc., (3M) a D.laware Corporation, individually and a. succe.sor in int.rest of MeGhan Medical corporation (a california corporation incorporated in 1974) 3M Center st. PaUl, Minnesota 55144-1000 McGhan M.dical Corporation a D.laware Corporation 1035 Cindr Lane caprint.r a, CA 93013 INAMED 1035 Cindr Lane caprinter a, CA 93013 Union carbide Chemicals and Pla.tic. Company, Inc. 39 Old Ridge Bury Road DanbUry, CT 06817-0001 " " , Py. ,..cn:US IdO-II"'I'IOII &. To the extent rea.onablY known for each procedure in whioh an i~plant wa. either 1n.erted or re~oved .tate the date of the .urQery, the na~e and addre.. of the .urgeon, and tho name and addre.. of the ho.pital/olinic whare the .urgery wa. perfor~ed. Include any agenoy allegation. regarding the health oare provider. that Plaintiff i. lIIaking. Date of surgery I A~rll 2:), 1981 F rat surgery I' surgeon I Jellle. A, Yat.., M.D. I 20& Grandview Avenue \'J calllp Hill, PA 17011 Ho.pitall Holy s~irit Ho.p1tsl OJ' calllp H 11, PA 17011 ,j I Date of surgerYI June 7, 1982 , second surgery \ surgeon: Jallle. A. yate. M.D. 20& Grandview kvenue Ko.p1tall calllp Hill, PA 17011 HolY S~1rit Ho.pital calllp H 11, fA 17011 Date of surqerYI Mal 27, 1987 Th rd sur91ry Surgeon I Jallle. A. yate. M.D. 205 Grandview kvenue KOllpitall calllp Hill, PA 17011 HolY S~irit Ho.pital calllp H 11, PA 17011 Date of surgery I February 1, 1988 Fourth sUJ:gery surgeon I Jallle. A. yate. M.D. 205 Grandview kvenue HO.pitall calllp Hill, PA 17011 Holy s~irit Ho.pital CalllP H 11, PA 11011 ,I I \, \ Hospitall January 20, 1ee2 R..oval surv.ry. Implant. not r.plao.d. Sa.ir srou1i, M.D. 3431 Trindle Road Camp Hill, fA 17011 Holy spirit Ilo.pital Camp Hill, fA 17011 , 'I! ! Date of 8urV.rYI surveon I .1" . I: I.Juan. 6. Hava the implant. been remov.d or ruptur.d? x Ye. No 7, I. Pl.intitt r.isinv claim. tor d.mage. trolll a di.abling di.ea.e (.. detined in paragr.ph (3) ot Ca.e M.nagement Order No.7) cau.ed by the u.e ot . silicone bre.st impl.nt? It "ye.," de.cribe the dieabUng dil....(.) th.t have developed. x Ye. No .. b. c. d. e. t. V. h. i. j. k. 1. III. n. o. p. q. folyarthritil Diftu.. lIIyalvia. Dry .ye. Dry mouth R..h.. Memory 10.. Tinglinq and numbne.. in extremitie. Joint pain swollen/enlarved lymph nod.. Hair 10.. Sle.p di.turb.nce. Bleeding di.order. (urine) Bladder irrit.bility Night .weats Muco.al ulcer. Fatigue Choking " " cau... 0' acTIO. 8, On the ba.i. of the allegation. in the Fou~th Amended Muter Complaint, Pla1I1tift(.) rd.e the following claims I X 'te. No X 'tes No x 'te. No X 'te. No 'tes X No 'te. x No 'te. x No X No 'tll. X 'te. No Count I - Negligence Again.t Defendant Manufacture~. Count III - strict Product Liability Against Detendant Manufactu~e~e Count IV - B~each of Implied Warrftnty Against Detendant Manutactu~ers Count V - FraUd, Deceit and Misrepre.entation Against oetendant Manufacturer. Count VIII - Medical N.gligence and Negligent Use ot Detective Product Against Defendant Health Care Provider. Count IX - FraUd, Deceit and Misrepre.entation Again.t oetendant Health Care Provider. count X - Lack ot intormed con.ent Against Defendant Health Care Providers Count XII - Loss of consortium Again.t All De tend ants Count XIII - outrageous Conduct Dow corning corpo~ation Dow corning wright corporation Mcohan Medical corp., a california corporation Minne.ota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Inc" (3M), a Delaware corporation, individually and a. .ucce..or in interest ot MCGhan Medical corpora,tion (a california corporation incorporated in 1974) Mcohan Madical Corp., a Delaware corporation INAMED Union carbide Chemicals and Plastics company, Inc. union carbide corporation Medical Engineering corporation, a Delaware corporation d/b/a surgitek Bristol-Myer. squibb Company 'I.' ...:1.:10&'1:10. ,UID 0.0.. ....o,u. BOWL.DelI &lID :1..".....":10. .n,LX,D IV aOlJlfllL I, MARGIE DUBY, verity that I am the plaintitt in the tore;oing action and that the attached Short Form complaint i. ba.ed upon the intormation which ha. been gathered by my coun.el in preparation ot thi. law.uit. The lan;uaqe ot the Short Form complaint i. that ot coun.el and i. not mine. I have read the Short Form complaint and to the extent that it i. ba.ed upon intormation which I have given to my coun.el, it i. true and correct to the be.t ot my knowledge, information, and beliet. To the extant that the contento of the Short Form complaint are that of counael, I have relied upon coun.el in makinq thi. Verification. I under.tand that intentional fal.e .tatementa herein are made .ubject to the penaltie. of 18 Pa.e.s. 54904 relatinq to un.worn talaification. made to authoritie.. DATED I :~/r g 19'1 , rA ' W~, MARGfi~BY d- I' 1 " "I 'I CERTIFICATE OF UERVIC~ I, / , " ;i , I AND NOW, this ,;;:JKf(, day of 1r)a.1l c.lu 1"4, I, JAMES R. RONCA, ESQUIRE, attorney for the Plaintiff, hereby certify that I have this day served a true and correct copy ot the Plaintiff'. Short Form Compldnt by depoaitinq a oopy of the same in the United State. Mail, first ola.. mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, postaqe prepaid, at Harri.burq, Pennsylvania, addre..ed tOI Greqory G. Thei.., Esquire Manaqinq Counsel Litiqetion, Claim. , Labor Dow Corninq corp. CO 1222 Midland, Miohiqan 48686-0995 Service proces.or for Dafendant, Dow corninq corporation Greqory G. Thei.., Esquire Manaqinq coun.el Litiqation, Claims , Labor Dow Corning corp. CO 1222 Midland, Michigan 48686-0995 Service proce..or for Defendant, Dow corning Wright corporation L. Richard Rawl., Esquire PALMIERI, TYLER, WIENEX, ET AL. 2603 Main Street, Suite 1300 Irvine, CA 92714-6228 Service proce..or for Defendant, INAMED IMllif....~J~w.'.,' L. Richard Rawl., E.quire PALMIERI, TYLER, WIENEX, ET AL. a.03 Main street, suita 1300 Irvine, CA i2714-6228 Service prcce..or for Defendant, McGhan Medical corporation, a California corporation Arlo D. Levi, secretary 3M company, 3M Center aaO-14N-OIl st. Paul, MN 38144 Sarvice prooe..or for Defendant, Minne.ota Mininq and Manufacturinq company, Inc., (3M), a Delaware Corporation, individually and a. .ucce..or in intere.t of McGhan Medical Corporation (a California corporation incorporated in 1974) L. Richard Rawl., Eaquire PALMIERI, TYLER, WIENEX, IT AL. all03 Main street, Suite 1300 Irvine, CA 92714-6228 Service processor for Defendant, McGhan Medical corporation, a Delawara Corporation David J, MacMain, E.quire MONTGOMERY, McCRACKEN, WALKER' RHOADS Three Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19102 Attorney. for Defendant, Union carbide Chemical. and Pla.tics Company, Inc. and Union carbide corporation David J. MacMain, E.quire MONTGOMERY, McCRACKEN, WALKER' RHOADS Three Parkway philadelphia, PA 1910a Attorney. for Defendant, Onion carbide Corporation I I, I , r . I j I, , I I '" .t I.' I _di J/;'I'll{J f _. ,-;Mii_"\!_"IL ':l iii'i\J;t,.'J.l !,~':~ll}tVi\;1 ;:"I}!'"J >:,,: . , /" Aj~i~,!(::,;,' I' ::'I:;~'i;il!WH~'~.I'~ )', .\' " ., / '" " ..... .:" ' ~Io~_""''''!.'t"'t''+t,_.. hl<;<i-.."....t>,', .'i"l,'J','I.j , '11.".~..11' ..,.......""t I "I,,,..."N~ 1><-" '.....-'II.'....'..,u If """l'f""...~"'''''.,.t"..../Iftf....,.,...,....,If....'I/fflM\lIH.....~..I.... w . 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" ' 'I " , 'h d' , " ,,, " " !,.H' .1'''1 '+,' 'I'i 'L'.\IJi;,{fI,L[l\.\,j 'I 'ill '1,;:1'" "\;'"l\":'~' 'il'l!,lIJlll> ,i~'i",'1/;I'I>;,11'" .J ..._,.\~{u(,11, i~L1:' .. ,11'l\.-"!iI9'--" ,I' '\ ',. , , ,,.,,"M,"', " ',"..' , '1'" I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CI~mRLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MARGIE DUBY, Plaintiff, v, DOW CORNING WRIGHT CORPORATION, a Tennessee Corporation; DOW CORNING CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation; McGHAN MEDICAL CORPORATION, a California Corporation; MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ItIC., (3M), a DelawarE! Corporation, individually and as successor in interest of McGHAN MEDICAL CORPORATION (a California corporation incorporated in 1974) r McGHAN MEDICAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; INAMED; UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS and PLASTICS COMPANY, INC,; UNION CARBIDE CORPORNrION; MEDICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, d/b/a Surgitek; and BRISTOlrMYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, Defendants, CIVIl, DIVISION No, 94.1414 Civil Term ANS"_a, HI" MATTia AND PIILIMIHAlY OIJICTIOHS TO PLAINTlrr's SHoaT rOaM COMPLAINT Filed on Behalf of Defendants McGhan Medical Corporation, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and INAMED corporation Counsel of Record for these PartYI C, James Zeszutek Pa, I.D, No. 22071 Kimberly A, Brown Fa. I,D, No, 56200 THORP, REED & ARMSTRONG Firm No, 282 One Riverfront Center Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (41.2) 394-2565 Joseph M, Price FAEGRE & BENSON 2200 Norwest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 JUay TaIAL OIMAN'DIO -- V101 IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PllNNSYLVANIA MARGn DUBY, Plaintiff, CIVIL DIVISION No. 94.1414 Civil Term v, JUlY TlIAL DIIWmID DOW CORNING WRIGIIT CORPORhTION, et al" Defendants, AN8WI., HI" MATTI. AND P.ILIMIHARY OBJICTIOH8 TO .l.LAlHTlrr' s SB.O.I~_'.o.IK COMPLAINT Defendants McGhan Medical Corpor.\tion ("MeGhan") , Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company ("3M"), incorrectly identified as "Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co" Inc, (3M)" and INAMED Corporation ("INAMED"), by and through their attorneys, C, James Zeszutek, Kimberly A, Brown and Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, and Joseph M, Pt-ice and Faegre & Benson, and in response to Plaintiff'R Short Form complaint, incorporate by reference defendants' Answer, New Matter and Preliminary Objections filed in Ford v. ~n Medica.l~.!l/.J.... et 1.11" No, 135, April Term 1992 (Philadelphia County) (hereinafter referred to as the "~ Answer"), aD though fully set forth herein at length, Defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED further respond to Plaintiff I s Short Form Complaint as followSI . , ,'" .'......_. " I' ILAIlIn" 1. After rea~onable investigation, defendants MeGhan, 3M and INAMED are without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth or falsity of the averments in Plaintiff's Complaint regarding her residency, Accordingly, these averments are denied, and strict proof thereof is demanded at the time of trial, DI'INDAHT MANU'ACTURIRS AND RILAT.D COKPAHIIS 2. In response to Plaintiff's allegations, defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED incorporate by reference defendants' answers to the averments contained in the Master Compla int whieh are incorporated by reference by Plaintiff; said answers are set forth in the ~ Answer, DI'IWANT HIALTH CARl PROn~ 3, Plaintiff's averments regarding her alleged health care providers are not allegations to which a responsive pleading is nquired, ~ SPICI'IC IN'ORKATION 2 I". '. ,,' .',..".- I' "I' , ;, 1-.l'", 4, After roasonable investigation, defardants MeGhan, 3M and INAMSD are without knowledge or intormation aufficient to form a belief aa to the truth or falaity ot Plaint if f I a aVllrments, Accordingly, theae averments are denied, and atrict proof thereat ia demanded at the time of trial. 5. After reasonable investigation, defendanta MeGhan, 3M and INAMED are without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth or falaity of Plaintiff's averments. Accordingly, these averments are denied, and strict proof thereof is demanded at the time of trial, INJUJ.lJi. 6, After reasonable investigation, defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED are without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth or falaity of Plaintiff'a allegationa regarding the removal or rupture of the subj ect breaat implants, Accordingly, these averments are denied, and strict proof thereof is demanded at the time of trial, 7, After reasonable investigation, defendants MeGhan, 3M and INAMED are without knowledge or information SUfficient to form a belief as to tht'! truth or falsity of Plai.ntiff' s allegations regarding Plaintiff I s alleged claims of damages, Aeeol'dingly, these 3 ., . "".l.~ , I I' averments are denied, and strict proof thereof is deman4ed at the t~mlll of trial.. ~iU..._g'-A(;.'lI.OH 8. In response to Plaintiff's allegations, detendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED incol.porate by reference defendants I answers to the averments contained in the Master Complaint which are incorporated by reference by Plaint iff I said answers are set forth in the E.Qm Answer, CLAI~~NST alLATln COMPANIIS 9. Defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED respond as follows , to the averments contained in the Master Complaint which are incorporated by .reference by Plaintiff: Preliminary Obje~to Plaint}ff'. Succe..or Liability Claim~ A. preliminary Objection to Count XVII of Plaintiff '8 ....l.o.lU'th AIIIended Ma-.tu' ComDlaint. In Count XVII of the Fourth Amended Master Complaint, Plaintiff alleges a cause of action for successor corporate liability against unidentified successor defendants, Plaintiff alleges successor corporate liability is proper because cer~ain unidentified defendants either expressly or impliedly agreed to 4 . .' -- .1313.. aSlfume any and all obligations of the yelling manuhcturer or because the purchasing manufacturer acquired all or substantially all of the manufacturi.ng assets of the selling manufacturer and undertook essentially the same manufacturing, selling and/or distributing operations as the selling manufacturer, Count XVII of the Master Complaint sets forth bare conclusions of law without any factual averments to sustain the allegations containlld therein or to identify which manufacturers should be liable under what theory and why the imposition of successor liability is appropriate, WHEREFORE, MeGhan, 3M and INAMED request that this Honorable Court dismiss Count XVII of the Master Complaint in its entirety with prejudice, B. Preliminary Objection in Demurrer Pur.uant to Pa. It. to Count XVII. the Nature of a Civ. P. 1028(a) (4) Under Pennsylvania law, a cause of. action for successor ,-I II corporate liability is inappropriate unless a plaintiff's remedies against a predecessor corporation are destroyed by the purchase of the predecessor by the successor corporation, I , \; I Certain defendants labeled as successor defendants in the Master Complaint cannot be held liable under the product line 5 .un.. exception, because the predecessor corporations are still viable, and Plaintiff has adequate pote~tial remedies against these predecessors, Furthermore, Plaintiff's conclusory allegations in Count XVII are totally devoid of any factual averments that would support a cause of action for successor corporate liability under Pennsylvania law as to any of the defendants, Accordingly, Plaintiff cannpt state a proper cause of action for successor corporate liability against any of the manufacturer defendants, For the reasons stated above, MeGhan, 3M and INAMBD's demurrer to Count XVU of Plaintiff's Master Complaint must be sustained, WHBRElFORl'il, McGhan, 3M and INAMl'ilD request that this Honorable Court diomiss Count XVII of the Master Complaint in its entirety with prejudice, C, Preliminary Objeotion in the Nature of a Notion to Strike Count XVII purauant to Pa. R. ~.....L-..1028 (al l2l.. The averments of subsections A through Bare incol'porated by reference as though fully set forth herein at length. 6 I,' ...,J L, .un.. McGhan, 3M and INAMED, would have and should have peen explained to Plaintiff pefqre the surgical procedlJres descriped in the Complaint, 12. Defendants McGhan, 3M and I NAMED believe and, therefore, aver that Plaintif~ consented to the implantation of t.he subject breast implants, allegedly manufactured by defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED, with full knowledge of any and all risks associated therewith, 13, Plaintif~ voluntarily and with full knowledge assumed any and all risks associated with the implantation of the subject breast implants, allegedly manufactured by McGhan, 3M and INAMED, and therefore, the cause o~ action alleged in Plaintiff 's Complaint against McGhan, 3M and INAMED is barred by the applicable rules, laws and regulations related t.hereto, 14, Any and all injuries sustained by Plaintiff are the result of the conduct of Plaintiff or other parties over whom defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED had no control, 15, The damages alleged in PlaintHf's complaint, if any, are limi ted by the applicable laws of the Commonweal th of Pennsylvania regarding comparative and/or contributory negl igence, 9 II1UU. ' 16. Although defendants McGhan, 3M and !NAMED deny the allegations o~ Plaintiff's Complaint as to the injuries and damages alleged, these injuries and damages, if any, were caused by the unauthorized, unintended or improp~r use of the product complained of and/or as a result of the failure to exercise reasonable and ordinary care, caution or vigilance over parties over whom MeGhan, 3M and INAMED exercised no control and for which McGhan, 3M and !NAMEP are not liable or responsible, 17. Any foreseeable and unreasonable risk to the physical well-being of Plaintiff was a risk which McGhan, 3M and INAMED did not create and could not reduce or el imJ,nate, 18, McGhan, 3M and I NAMED aver that any product designed, manufactured and/ox' sold by McGhan or 3M was not designed, manufactured and/or sold in a defective condition. 19. If it is established at. trial that any product manufactured or sold by McGhan or 3M was implanted in Plaintiff in a defective condition, which is specifically denied, then McGhan, 3M and INAMEP aver, in the alternative, that the product. has undergone and has been subjected to a substantial change in the condition it was in when J.t left the hands of McGhan or 3M either by way of subsequent handling, abnormal use or other causes outside the control of McGhan or 3M, 10 UU3,. I' ! I :\ ~O, If it is determined at trial that Plaintiff was the '~ user of a product in a defective condition manufactured or sold by McGhan or 3M in substantially the same condition as it was in at the time it left the custody of McGhan or 3M, all of which has been previously denied herein, McGhan, 3M and INAMED alternatively aver that any damages and/or injuries that may be established at trial are not the proximate result of any alleged defectiv~ condition of the product of McGhan or 3M, 21, Any product designed, manufactured and/or sold by McGhan or 3M was designed, manufactured and/or sold in accordance with tha prevatling standards and customs of the state of the art in the industry at that time, 22, Any product tested, manufactured and/or sold by McGhan or 3M was designed, tested, manufactured and/or sold in accordance with and in compliance with all governmental statutes and regulations applicable to medical device manufacturers and applicable to the design, testing, manufacturing and sale of medical devices and, particularly, with respect to silicone gel breast implants, 23, Plaintiff's claims are barred by the applicable statute of limitations, 11 I.' 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I ,.. , .unn . 24, Plaintiff's claims are barred by the doctrinel of laches, estoppol and waiver', 25, Liability, which McGhan, 3M and I NAMED have previously denied herein, is precluded on Plaintiff's alleged causes of action because of the doctrine set forth in the Restatement (Second) of Torts, Section 402A, comment K, 26, The risks and complications attendant to the use of the subj ect breast implants, if any, were well known by the medical community, and defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED arB not required to provide warnings or instructions with regard to those risks and complications, Further, any cause of action based on any alleged failure of defendants McGhan, 3M or INAMED to provide sufficient warnings to Plaintiff is barred by the learned intermediary doctrine, 27, To the extent that Plaintiff's breast implants may be subject to governmental regulation, they are so regulated by federal laws and statutes and the regulations of federal agencies, 28, Plaintif f 's claims are preempted by the federal governmental statutes, standards, and regulations applicable to medical d'llvice manufacturers and applicable to the design, testing, 12 I,;, /lun.. . manufacture, assembly I and sale of medical devices I and particularly, to silicone gel breast implants, 29, To the extent that punitive or exemplary damages are sought by Plaintiff I such claim for damages is barred by the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennllylvania and the Constitution of the United States, 30, Plaintiff has failed to give McGhan, 3M and !NAMED timely notice of any claimed breaches of warranty or other alleged defects, 31. To the extent that Plaintiff I s expenses have been paid by collateral sources, defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED may be entitled to a setoff of any damages under applicable laws, 32, Defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMED reserve the right to object to the venue of this action, 33, The Complaint fails to state with sufficient particularity the circumstances allegedly constituting fraud by defendants McGhan, 3M and INAMBD, 25, mAMBD has never designed, manufactured, distributed or sold sil icone gel breast implants, 13 i :,.",. .~I" .1313.. ,PIlILXHINAR'I OIJICTZON 0' INADD COIlPORATION .uaSUANT TO 'A. I. CIV. p, 1038(A) (1) 'Oil LACJ 0' P.IlS0W~ JURI~DJ:CTJ:ON. INAMED Corporation is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida with its principal place of business located in Las Vegas, Nevada, ~~ Verification of Donald K, McGhan, attached hereto as Exhibit A, INAMED does not currently have, and never has had, a place of business or registered office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ~ INAMED has never conducted business within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ~ Accordingly, this Court lacks personal jurisdiction over INAMSD Corporation, WHEREFORE, INAMED respectfully requests that this Honorable Court dismiss INAMSD fot' lack of personal jurisdiction, 14 P,I, J:,-_J,,; .uun iIJ1J,'1 D__~vn Petendant8 McGhan, 3M and INAMED hereby demand a trial by jury, Respectfully submitted, Oatedl April 14, 1994 ~.~ C. ames Z z mberly ,B wn THOR", REED r. ARMSTRONG One Riverfront Center Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 394-2565 Joseph M, price, Esquire FAEGRE r. BENSON 2200 Norwest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Attorneys for Defendants McGhan Medical corporation, ~innesota Mining and Manufacturing company and INAMED corporation I" I! ; I; '" I I; I , Ii ,I I ,I ' .,' 15' VlllrIC~TION or pONALD .. KaO'.~ DONALD K. McQHAN .tatel a. follow., 1. I am the Chairman of INAMBD Corporation (-INAMKD-) and have perlonal knowledge concern in; the hiltOry, operation., and management of INAMBD. 2. INAMBD i. . corporation organized and exi.ting und.r the lawl of the State of 'lorida with it. principal place of bu.in... located in La. Vegal, Nevada. 3. INAMBD doe I not currently have, and never ha. had, a place of business or regiltered office in the Commonwealth of Penn.ylvania, 4. INAMBD has never conducted any bUline.. within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 5, INAMBD hal never manufactured, di.tributed, lold, marketed, or telted lilicone gel-filled brealt implantl, laline' filled brea.t implant., or mammary expanderl, or any component part or part. thereof. S, Thil.tatement il made .ubject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.8. I 4904 relating to unlworn fal.ification to authoritie.. IN WITNB88 WHBRBOP, the underligned has .igned thi. Verification this ~day of July, 1993. ~~~ . Me NOOl.JrD,.,1 IXHIIIT -A. .uun YIIUIC~TION The undersigned, C. James Zeszutek, verifies that he is attorney of record for McOhan Medical Corporation, INAMSD corporation and Minneaota Mining and Manufacturing Company, that officera of McGhan Medical Corporation, INAMED Corporation and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company are outside the jurisdiction of this Court; that the verifications of said officers cannot be obtained within the time set for the filing of the Answer, New Matter and Preliminary Objections to Plaintiff's Short Form Complaint; that the facts contained in the foregoing Answer, New Matter and Preliminary Objections, of which he has personal knowledge, are true and correct I and that those of which he has information from others he believes to be trUe and correct, The verifications of said officers will be filed as soon as the same are available, C.~~~.~tM. " ' ,I " '\"1' M' "'f tlt..~ n ;v"~~lj~Hlf'.' "," . 1 ~ ." I' , ,I" ' . '~';' .~' '.. ", ,," " ,,'.. .' "t..'l, , ,. j .' It" ,,' {" ' ," hI', '. ' rIt', , "';" I, 1'1' , I' 1:1' ., I ."~ ' . I" .I, .' ~ .. ' , , '. " ' ." ",'i~t.,..<.,... jr."~1t",II\~"~'.I~' , ' 1 "II', ..t, .. I., ..,: r' IT. I' I ' . . I' " ' I' , II ~ " . ' : ' ( ," "II' I ;J t ' , , .,.. '" "4' \. 'r A" ',/1, i,l' f", ' , . "", "1" ,;' ,. .\','. I' 'f; j ;,;, '~;IY , . . ! . PVBY v. DQ' CORNINQ CORPORATIOij, at al. COUNSIL LIST naiDtUf. Dal_ftAaftt,. Madlqal ~,iaa.rlBf ~o,atlqD, 8US'aita". IDa.. al!''' ...i.tol....Y8r. 8au1hh Co. I J.... I, lono., I.q, SCHMIDT AND 10NCA, P,C, 200 St.t. St~..t N.~~i.bu~g, fA 17101 Phon.. Pax I (717) 232.&300 (717) 232.6U7 S, Go~don 11kin., I.q, Donn. N, D.v.r, ..q, STaADLIY, lONON, STIVlNS . YOUNG 2600 On. Comm.ro. Squ.~. Phi1.d.lphi., PA 19103-7098 Def.nA."~.. no. COrDi~a CDrDor~~lOD, !lop Co~l"W Wdabt cor:pontlop. Phon.. (2115) 564 - 8013 (Ilkin.) (2115) U4.8141 (D.vu) "1I1 (2115) 561.8120 lob.~t S, 'o~.t.~, Jr,. I.q, KRUSIN, IVANS . IYRNI Suit. 1100, Th. Curti. C.nt.r 601 W.lnut Str..t Phi1.d.lphi., PA 19106-3473 Phon. I '.Xl (2115) 923.4400 (2115) 925.0218 Del-ftd-nt. DDiOD C.Ebl~ and ~iOO Cazblda ChA-lo.l and Pla.tio. c.-....v. " " J.r.my D, Ni.hkin. ..q, D.vid J, MaoMain, I.q, NONTGONIIY, MoqIACKIN. WALKIR . INOADS Th~.. P.rkway, 20th 'loor Phi1.d.lphi., PA 19102 , . ' ,,' Phon.. '.XI (2115) 615-7200 (2115) &36-9373 CIRTIrIO~TI or BIRVIOI /fi~ day of _ .//:;;~~ _, ESQUIRE, attorney for fhe Plaintiff, h.r.by MARGn: DUDY, Plaintiff v. DOW CORNING WRIGHT CORPORATION, a Tenn...e. Corporation, DOW CORNING CORPORATION, a a Michi9an corporation, McG"AN MmDICAL CORPORATION, a California corporation, MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC" (3M), a D.laware corporation, individually and aM .ucce..or in int.re.t of McGHAN MEDICAL CORPORATION (a California corporation incorporated in 1974), McG"AN MEDICAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, INAMED, UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS and PLASTICS COMPANY, INC., UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, and MEDICAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, d/b/a Surgitek, BRISTOL-MY~RS SQUIBB COMPANY, Defendants AND NOW, this 1994, I, JAMES R. RONCA, IN THm COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA. NO. (I~' Ilj III ('iv, \ T~r rf\ CIVI~ ACTION - LAW JURY TRIAL DEMANDED certify that I have this day served a true and correot copy of Plaintiff's Answers to Defendants' Interrogatories to plaintiff .-S.t 1 by depositing a copy of the same in the United States Moil, first class mail, postage prepaid, at Harrisburg, PennBylvania, addr....d tOl \~. \ -;' , y, ,Ij "