Court Declines to Bar NexGen Knee Implant Case
The federal judge overseeing the Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant MDL denied the company’s motion to bar one of the more than 800 cases filed against the medical device maker from joining a list of potential bellwether cases in the consolidated litigation. U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, who oversees the MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, ruled against the request by Zimmer Holdings to eliminate Blake v.