Zimmer Calls NexGen Plaintiffs' Proposed 12-Member Steering Committee 'Inefficient'

CHICAGO - Zimmer Holdings Inc. and other defendants are opposing the appointment of a 16-member leadership group for plaintiffs' counsel in the Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant MDL, saying it is inefficient and will cause coordination difficulties. In re: Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2272 [Master Case No. 1:11-cv-5468] (N.D. Ill.).

Proposed members of plaintiffs' "Joint Prosecution Group" replied to Zimmer's opposition on Sept. 9, calling it "virtually unprecedented."

Counsel representing plaintiffs in some of the earliest-filed Zimmer NexGen knee implant cases filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on …