August 03, 2021
Biomet Inc. can't nix a $21 million jury verdict in favor of a woman injured by allegedly defective hip implants, a Missouri federal judge said Monday as he rejected a slew of post-trial motions brought by the medical device maker.
December 21, 2020
Biomet Inc. has asked a Missouri federal judge to reverse a jury verdict granting $21 million to a woman and her husband who alleged her Biomet-made hip implants caused her injury, arguing that her claim of negligent design fails because the jury rejected her strict liability design claim.
November 24, 2020
Biomet Inc. was hit with a $21 million judgment following a Missouri federal trial over whether its hip implants were defective and caused injuries to a woman who had her hips replaced in 2008, according to an order making the amount public on Tuesday.
November 18, 2020
The punitive-damages phase of a trial against medical device maker Biomet Inc. concluded Wednesday after a Missouri federal judge rebuffed the company's efforts to pause the proceeding and push for a mistrial after one juror contracted COVID-19.