January 26, 2017
An Illinois federal jury on Thursday sided with Zimmer Inc. in the third bellwether trial over the medical device manufacturer's NexGen knee implant, rejecting the plaintiff's claim that the company dodged its responsibility to warn her doctor that the implant could fail in obese patients.
January 23, 2017
Zimmer Inc. has asked an Illinois federal court to limit evidence in a trial over its allegedly faulty knee implants over how much weight the implant can take at a standard range of motion, as opposed to an extra 25 degrees of bending that model of implant provides.
January 17, 2017
Medical device manufacturer Zimmer Inc. shirked its responsibility to warn doctors who use its knee replacement products about their potential to fail in obese patients, a jury in Illinois federal court was told Tuesday at the start of trial for a lawsuit over the claim.
January 04, 2017
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday largely declined to exclude a seasoned orthopedic surgeon's testimony from the third bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over Zimmer Inc. knee implants, but said the company was entitled to a quick win on allegations the patient didn't address in opposing a summary judgment motion.
March 28, 2016
Zimmer Inc. has chosen a New York woman's case for its second bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation involving the company's NexGen knee implants after its first-choice plaintiff announced plans to seek his suit's dismissal, the company said Friday.