{"id":6761,"date":"2018-03-30T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6761"},"modified":"2018-03-29T10:25:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T10:25:27","slug":"u-s-court-appeals-affirms-dismissal-knee-replacement-product-defect-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-affirms-dismissal-knee-replacement-product-defect-case\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Knee Replacement Product Defect Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Theodore Joas underwent a total knee replacement at a Wisconsin hospital receiving a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zimmerbiomet.com\/medical-professionals\/knee\/product\/nexgen-complete-knee-solution.html\">Zimmer NexGen Flex<\/a> knee implant.\u00a0 Within a few years, he began experiencing pain in his new knee.\u00a0 X-rays confirmed that the implant had loosened and required a surgical repair.<\/p>\n<p>He brought a series of claims against Zimmer Inc., the implant manufacturer.\u00a0 His case was transferred to a multi-district litigation in the Northern District of Illinois where it was eventually treated as a bellwether case.<\/p>\n<p>The court applied Wisconsin law and granted summary judgment in favor of Zimmer.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-affirms-dismissal-knee-replacement-product-defect-case\/#more-6761\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theodore Joas underwent a total knee replacement at a Wisconsin hospital receiving a Zimmer NexGen Flex knee implant.\u00a0 Within a few years, he began experiencing pain in his new knee.\u00a0 X-rays confirmed that the implant had loosened and required a surgical repair. 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