Hofer
Hofer v. Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM HOFER AND KAY HOFER, Case No.: 3:18-cv-01991-AJB-BLM
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO DISMISS
PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY,
COMPLAINT
INC., a Delaware corporation, and DOES 15 1-10, inclusive, (Doc. No. 17) Defendant. 17 18 Presently before the Court is Defendant Wright Medical Technology, Inc.’s (“Defendant”) motion to dismiss Plaintiffs William and Kay Hofer’s (“Plaintiffs”) first amended complaint. (Doc. No. 17.) Plaintiffs oppose the motion. (Doc. No. 19.) For the reasons set forth more clearly below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion to dismiss. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / I. BACKGROUND In late 1999, Defendant purchased a manufacturer of artificial hip systems, which were designed starting in 1985. (Doc. No. 14 ¶ 12.) In or about 2000, Defendant made a design change to the original…