After years of legal maneuvering and court proceedings, the plaintiffs who filed product liability lawsuits against Zimmer Biomet regarding the defendant’s NexGen knee implant have agreed to a settlement arrangement. The news will likely be a huge relief to these plaintiffs, who have been waiting... Read More

On January 12, a New Jersey man brought a product liability suit against medical device manufacturer Zimmer Inc., alleging that the company’s Persona knee replacement is a defective and dangerous product. The Zimmer knee lawsuit further alleges that the company was negligent, and failed to... Read More

In 2009, a Stryker sales rep named Richard Adrian filed a whistleblower case, claiming that OtisMed was distributing faulty knee replacement cutting guides that never received FDA approval. Stryker Corporation, which is already facing a number of product liability lawsuits, acquired OtisMed after the criminal... Read More

The Zimmer NexGen knee replacement system has proven highly problematic over the years, impacting an expansive – and growing – number of orthopedic patients. As such, the company has faced an unprecedented number of personal injury and product liability lawsuits from plaintiffs alleging the company failed... Read More

A recent study suggests that as many as one-third of all knee replacement surgeries may be unnecessary. This brings into question the validity of the growing number of Zimmer knee replacement complications that have been reported in recent years. The study indicates that a concerning... Read More

As federal coordination of Zimmer NexGen knee lawsuits continues to grow, attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendants have requested coordination of state litigation as well. The joint update filed on March 10 requested that the federal MDL establish a “relationship of coordination” with state cases... Read More

A new Zimmer knee revision surgery lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles on January 6, 2014. The plaintiff, Justeen Widoff, contends that the defendant should be held liable for designing and manufacturing an allegedly defective product, the NexGen Complete Knee Solution... Read More

In a federal lawsuit, an Illinois resident claims his defective Zimmer Nexgen artificial knee forced him to have a second replacement surgery, which caused ongoing pain and loss of bone. Plaintiff Doug Almon, of Coal City, in his July 6, 2011 complaint filed in the... Read More