In re Stryker Orthopaedics LFIT V40 Femoral Head Products Liability Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in an action in the District of Massachusetts (O’Hare) move under 28 U.S.C.- § 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in the District of Massachusetts or, alternatively, the District of Minnesota. These cases concern alleged defects in Stryker-branded LFIT Anatomic CoCR V40 femoral heads, a prosthetic hip replacement device. Plaintiffs’ motion includes the six actions listed on Schedule A, which are pending in three districts. Since plaintiffs filed this motion, the parties have notified the Panel of 27 additional potentially related actions.1

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