Federal Court Finds Louisiana Plaintiff’s Zimmer Hip Case Timely on Summary Judgment Motion

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has rejected Zimmer Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in a Louisiana hip implant case, ruling that the issue of whether there was unreasonable delay in filing suit should be left to the factfinder.

U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey’s Oct. 10 order denied Zimmer’s request that the court find that plaintiff Philip Frank filed suit outside Louisiana’s one-year limitations period for product liability claims.

Frank underwent a total hip replacement in November 2007, in which he received several Zimmer components, including a trabecular metal femoral stem, a Versys hip system femoral head, a trabecular …