Biomet Says Payment of $25,000 Fully Resolved Plaintiff’s Claims in M2a Magnum Hip Case

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Biomet Inc. has moved for summary judgment on claims that it breached the M2a Magnum hip master settlement agreement by paying a plaintiff only $25,000 rather than $200,000, arguing that the plaintiff knowingly released all claims against the manufacturer.

In a Sept. 21 motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Biomet says the signed release “constitutes a binding contractual agreement, pursuant to which the plaintiff has been paid the bargained-for consideration.

Eastman directly filed suit in the Biomet M2a Magnum multidistrict litigation on April 8, 2014, alleging his Biomet M2a-38 …