Parties in Zimmer NexGen Knee MDL Reach Resolution on Dispute Involving Zimmer Consultant

CHICAGO –– Parties involved in the federal coordinated Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant Products Liability Litigation docket have reached a resolution regarding the production of a witness the plaintiffs’ steering committee contended received more than $10 million as a consultant for the defendant.

According to an online docket entry with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a hearing held on May 7 revealed that the plaintiffs’ motion to strike the testimony of the consultant and, additionally, for sanctions had been resolved. Zimmer had opposed the motion, calling the accusations “inflammatory,” and “hyperbole.”

On April 30, the plaintiffs …