In one of the first verdicts among several hundred cases pending against medical device company Zimmer over its faulty Zimmer Durom Cup artificial hip replacement system, a Los Angeles jury awarded a $9.2 million verdict in a lawsuit brought by a 59-year old man over the failed device. The Durom Cup was developed to...
Bellwether Trial in Zimmer Duron Hip Replacement Litigation
On May 6, 2015, the first bellwether federal trial in the Zimmer Duron Cup hip replacement multi-district litigation commenced. The case will serve as a model for future litigation for the approximately 400 lawsuits pending against Zimmer, which all similarly allege that the Duron Cup hip replacement is defective and harmful to patients’ health, as...
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