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Filed 10/29/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

WAYNE GALL, B296394

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC504268) v.

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Randolph Rogers, Judge. Affirmed.

Brice E. Bryan & Associates, Brice E. Bryan and Christopher J. Brantingham for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Shaw Koepke & Satter, John W. Shaw, Jens B. Koepke; Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore and David W. O’Quinn for Defendant and Respondent.

____________________ When a hip joint deteriorates, a hip resurfacing implant is one possible treatment. Smith & Nephew, Inc. (or simply “Smith”) manufactures hip resurfacing implants. Smith’s product in this case had two parts: a metal ball that covers the top of the femur, and a cup that fits inside the hip socket. When a surgeon puts these ball-and-cup surfaces in the joint, the polished metal surfaces are supposed to allow smoother movement than the damaged bone or cartilage they replace. The patient and plaintiff in this case is…