Zimmer Hip Implant Plaintiff Can Assert Products Claim Against Hospital, Ariz. Judge Rules

PHOENIX — An Arizona woman allegedly injured as a result of a defective Durom Cup hip implant can proceed with her case in state court after a federal judge found it did not have jurisdiction over claims asserted against the device’s manufacturer and the hospital that supplied the device.

Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona remanded the lawsuit to the Maricopa County Superior Court in an April 22 order, rejecting manufacturer Zimmer Holdings Inc.’s contention that there is no reasonable possibility under Arizona law that the hospital, based on its status as …