Biomet Magnum Metal Hip Implant Jury Verdict of 3.55 Million ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2021年5月24日—In2014Biometwasorderedtopay$56milliontosettleamulti-districtlawsuitrelatingtothedefectiveM2aMagnum.In2014Zimmeracquired ...

In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Biomet Inc. failed in its bid to undo the latest verdict against the company regarding its defective M2a Magnum hip prosthesis. The $3.55 million verdict had gone to Lori Nicholson, an Iowa woman who alleged she suffered injury from her Magnum hip prosthesis and claimed that the company knew of problems with the device but prioritized revenues over patient safety.

This decision to let the verdict stand in the Iowa case comes after other high profile rulings against Biomet regarding the M2a Magnum. In the fall of 2020 a Missouri federal jury awarded the plaintiff in a Biomet Magnum hip implant case $21 million in compensatory damages. In 2014 Biomet was ordered to pay $56 million to settle a multi-district lawsuit relating to the defective M2a Magnum.

In 2014 Zimmer acquired Biomet Orthopedics for $13.4 billion. The new compan...