Legal Opinion
O'Shea v. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided September 27, 2018No. Case No. 1:16-cv-02813PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Michael L. Brown, United States District Judge
This products-liability case arises from the failure of a replacement knee manufactured by Defendants Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., Zimmer, Inc., and Zimmer U.S., Inc., and implanted in Plaintiff Patrick O'Shea's left leg. For the reasons below, the Court grants Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 48) in part and denies it in part. The Court also denies Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Complaint as moot. (Dkt. 55).
I. Background
Plaintiff suffered from chronic knee pain in his left knee. Dkt. 48-2 at ¶ 1-2; Dkt. 51 at ¶¶ 3-4. His left leg was…
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