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In Re: Zimmer Nexgen Knee Implant Products Liability Litigation

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Case Number:

1:11-cv-05468

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

890(Other Statutory Actions)

Judge:

Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer

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  1. November 15, 2016

    Zimmer Wants 142 Knee Cases Without Expert Reports Cut

    Zimmer Inc. asked an Illinois federal court on Monday to dismiss 142 cases from multidistrict litigation accusing the company of making faulty knee implants, saying the patients didn't provide expert reports backing up their case by the court-mandated deadline.

  2. October 28, 2016

    Judge Limits Zimmer Subpoenas To 'Shadow Organization'

    The Illinois federal judge overseeing the Zimmer NexGen knee implant multidistrict litigation said Friday she will limit the documents Zimmer can subpoena from a medical records review company that Zimmer's attorneys called a "shadow organization" helping plaintiffs make their case.

  3. September 15, 2016

    Zimmer Knee MDL Shrinks Further Under Judge's Wary Eye

    A rare "Lone Pine order" from an Illinois federal judge has helped bring the number of the cases over Zimmer Inc.'s allegedly faulty NexGen knee joints down to less than one-third the number originally referred to the multidistrict litigation, attorneys for Zimmer said Thursday.

  4. July 08, 2016

    More Than 100 Plaintiffs Need New Attys In Zimmer MDL

    The Illinois federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over Zimmer Inc.'s NexGen knee implants told more than 100 plaintiffs Thursday they have a week to ask for a new review of their cases after their attorneys withdrew from the lengthy litigation.

  5. July 01, 2016

    Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Report

    The Ninth Circuit is poised to hand down a pair of decisions that will affect the viability of proposed classes suing over products with varying labels, and litigation over Takata air bags continues to swell along with the recalls of the potentially fatal inflator. Here are the cases product liability attorneys will be watching in the next six months of 2016.

  6. June 10, 2016

    Lone Pine Entered In Zimmer MDL Amid Atty Finger-Pointing

    An Illinois federal judge officially entered a rare Lone Pine order in the Zimmer Inc. multidistrict litigation over the company's NexGen knee implants Friday, but not before attorneys on both sides pointed fingers over who was to blame for the struggle to find cases for fast approaching trial dates.

  7. June 01, 2016

    In Rare Move, Judge Orders Zimmer Plaintiffs To Prove Cases

    Fed up with the difficulty of finding cases for two upcoming bellwether trials in the Zimmer Inc. multidistrict litigation, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday she will enter a rare "Lone Pine" order requiring each plaintiff to lay out his case against the medical device manufacturer.

  8. May 19, 2016

    Bellwether Trials In Doubt After Another Zimmer MDL Setback

    An Illinois federal judge expressed frustration Thursday, as multidistrict litigation against medical device manufacturer Zimmer Inc. hit another snag when plaintiffs attorneys revealed that a couple of cases selected for bellwether trial in October may not be moving forward after all.

  9. April 04, 2016

    Zimmer Wants Sanctions For Axed Suit In Knee Implant MDL

    Zimmer Inc. wants sanctions against a Detroit-area man whose case was selected for the second bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over the company's NexGen knee implants, telling an Illinois federal judge Friday that his decision to dismiss the case after it was chosen ignored multiple warnings against wasting court time.

  10. March 28, 2016

    Zimmer Replaces 2nd Bellwether Suit Over Knee Implants

    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.