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$9.2 million verdict in first Zimmer hip-implant case. Los Angeles County.

Summary

59-year-old  man injured by a defective metal-on-metal hip implant manufactured by Zimmer. He underwent two hip replacement surgeries in 15 months, lives with chronic pain.

 

The Case

  • Court and Case Number: Los Angeles Superior Court/ BC444834
  • Type of Case: Products Liability
  • Type of Result: Jury Verdict

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    Waters, Kraus & Paul by David Bricker, El Segundo.

    Waters, Kraus & Paul by Gibbs Henderson and Erin Wood, Dallas.

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    Fullbright & Jaworski LLP by Jan Dodd, Los Angeles.

    Shook, Hardy & Bacon by David Brooks, Kansas City, MO.

    Faegre Baker Daniels by Stacy Prall, Indianapolis, IN.

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