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A retrial on damages will begin Monday in California state court in a lawsuit involving a hip implant manufactured by Zimmer Inc., after a judge threw out an earlier $9 million verdict, and the full proceedings will be webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.
Plaintiff Gary Kline sued Zimmer in 2010 claiming the Durom Cup hip replacement he received three years earlier was defectively designed, lacking the necessary metallic texture to stimulate bone growth and stabilize the device. He needed subsequent surgery, which he claims damaged nerves and muscles in his leg.
His case went to trial in 2015, when a Los Angeles Superior Court jury found the Durom Cup was defective and awarded Kline $9 million in damages. However the trial court, in a decision upheld on appeal in 2018, ordered a new trial on noneconomic damages, which made up the bulk of the award.
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- Daniel Buckley
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
- Court
- Spring Street Courthouse
- Case Number
- BC444834
- Industry
- Health care
- Practice Area
- Products Liability
- Expert Witnesses
- Lay Witnesses
Live Sessions
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| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McAllister, et al. v. Zimmer Inc., et al. 07/22/19 PM (OPENINGS) | 01:30 PM PDT |