The plaintiff had knee replacement surgery that used a Zimmer knee-replacement device. Seven years later, the polyethene tibial post of the device broke, causing complications. The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the defendant, alleging design defect, manufacturing defect, and failure-to-warn claims related to the broken tibial post. The court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment on the failure-to-warn claim, denied the plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint as moot, and granted summary judgment against the plaintiff's design-defect claim. The most relevant facts to the court's analysis are whether the device suffered from a manufacturing defect that caused the post to break and whether the defendant provided adequate warnings to the physician.
O'Shea v. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (2018)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
342 F. Supp. 3d 1354
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