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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. DuBose grants, in part, a hip replacement manufacturer’s motion for summary judgment brought by a patient who developed medical complications from flaws in the replacement. The patient states that just six weeks after the procedure, she was walking and heard a popping noise, and adds that her hip locks up, causing her to fall. The doctor found in her radiograph the hip was eccentrically located and needed a revision surgery, then another surgery to address infection. The patient failed to show evidence for all claims except the implied warranty one. The manufacturer also moved to exclude all opinions from experts. The first expert will be prohibited from testifying about an alternative design, and the second witness, a doctor, is excluded due to his reliability to testify as to alternative design.