Legal Opinion
In Re Zimmer Nexgen Knee Implant Products Liability Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided August 8, 2011No. MDL No. 2272PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiff in an action pending in the Northern District of Illinois (Stone) moves to centralize this litigation in that district. The motion encompasses 28 actions pending in thirteen districts, as listed on Schedule A. The Panel has been notified of more than 45 additional related actions. 1
All responding plaintiffs support centralization, and almost all argue for selection of either the Northern District of Illinois or the Eastern District of New York as transferee district. Plaintiffs in five…
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- In Re Medtronic, Inc., Implantable Defibrillators Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2005
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