Judge Makes Decisions in Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Test Case
September 29, 2015The first bellwether case is underway in the federal MDL involving metal-on-metal hip replacements manufactured by Wright Medical Technology Inc. Hundreds of federal metal hip lawsuits from around the country have been consolidated in Georgia before U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey Jr. The plaintiffs allege that Wright’s defective hip system created dangerously high levels of cobalt and...