{"id":3428,"date":"2017-04-04T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3428"},"modified":"2017-04-03T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T14:03:12","slug":"u-s-court-appeals-affirms-2-1-million-judgment-metal-metal-hip-replacement-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-affirms-2-1-million-judgment-metal-metal-hip-replacement-case\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms $2.1 Million Judgment in Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This case concerned the first of over 500 cases regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugwatch.com\/hip-replacement\/wright-medical\/\">Wright Medical Conserve<\/a> &#8220;metal-on-metal&#8221; hip replacement device designed and manufactured by the defendant. The plaintiff filed a products liability suit alleging, among other things, that the defendant was liable for design defects based on strict liability and negligence.<\/p>\n<p>On appeal, the defendant challenged the entry of a $2,100,000 judgment. The court rejected the defendant&#8217;s argument that the district court erred in ordering the jury to continue deliberations after the jury had already begun to deliver its verdict.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, upon recognizing the inconsistency in the jury verdict, the district court immediately halted publication of the verdict and instructed the jury that an error had been made; the district court acted in a neutral and non-biased manner in acknowledging and addressing the inconsistent verdict; and the district court also recharged the jury.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-affirms-2-1-million-judgment-metal-metal-hip-replacement-case\/#more-3428\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This case concerned the first of over 500 cases regarding the Wright Medical Conserve &#8220;metal-on-metal&#8221; hip replacement device designed and manufactured by the defendant. The plaintiff filed a products liability suit alleging, among other things, that the defendant was liable for design defects based on strict liability and negligence. 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