In re Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation

TRANSFER ORDER

JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.

Before the Panel: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiffs in a Northern District of California action (Ching) and a District of Colorado action (Winningham) move for centralized pretrial proceedings in the Northern District of California or the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs’ motion encompasses eight actions1 pending in six districts, as listed on Schedule A. The cases in this litigation primarily involve alleged defects in Biomet’s M2a Magnum system of hip implant products.2 Plaintiffs’ claims focus upon the metal-on-metal design of the…