Legal Opinion
In re Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided February 8, 2012No. MDL No. 2329PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the Panel:* Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, plaintiff in a Southern District of Georgia action (James) moves for centralized pretrial proceedings in the Northern District of Georgia. Plaintiffs motion encompasses five actions pending in five districts, as listed on Schedules A and B. The cases in this litigation primarily involve alleged defects in Wright’s Conserve line of hip implant products.1 Most plaintiffs’ claims focus upon the metal-on-metal design of the Conserve products and the alleged propensity of the devices to generate high levels…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re Kauffman Mutual Fund ActionsUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1972
- In Re Zimmer Durom Hip Cup Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2010
- In Re ClassicStar Mare Lease LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2007
3Cited by8 opinions
- In re Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2017
- In re Tylenol (acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2013
- Harbold v. Biomet Orthopedics LLCDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2019
- Harris v. Biomet Orthopedics LLCDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2019
- Laughlin v. Biomet, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2020
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