Legal Opinion
Thorpe v. ZIMMER, INC.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 2, 2008No. 08 Civ. 3888(CM)(FM)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION
McMAHON, District Judge:
On April 24, 2008, plaintiff Lola B. Thorpe commenced this action on behalf of herself, and as a class action on behalf of all New York residents who had hip or knee implant surgery that involved the use of Zimmer products and paid all or a portion of their surgery costs, (Compl. ¶ 33.) Plaintiff alleges that defendants Zimmer, Inc., Zimmer Holdings, Inc., and Zimmer US, Inc. (collectively “Zimmer”), “the world’s top seller[s] of both knee and hip implant devices,” engaged in an illegal kickback scheme…
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