Plaintiff, a man in his early 60s, had been implanted with a pacemaker.

 

The device malfunctioned and increased his heartbeat to between 150 and 200 beats per minute (the average being 80-100 beats per minute). He was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment and surgery to regulate the heartbeat, but died soon after.

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