Conserve Hip Implant MDL Court Issues Orders on Testimony; Jury Empaneled

ATLANTA –– The MDL Court overseeing the national coordinated docket for Conserve Hip Implant System personal injury claims has issued a ruling allowing a bellwether plaintiff to introduce testimony from orthopedic surgeons that did not treat her, while also allowing the defendant the option of presenting evidence from a private investigator’s report which includes photo and video surveillance of the plaintiff.

Trial in the underlying case began on Nov. 9 when a jury was empaneled before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, according to a docket entry. Hon. William S. Duffey Jr. is presiding over the …