Zimmer Awarded Summary Judgment in Kentucky Hip Implant Device Case

ASHLAND, Ky. — A plaintiff who filed a products liability case against Zimmer Holdings for injuries caused by a hip implant manufactured by the company cannot proceed with his case without expert opinion or physical evidence supporting allegations that the device was defective, a Kentucky federal judge has ruled.

In a July 16 opinion, Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky awarded summary judgment to Zimmer after its own experts challenged the plaintiff’s claims that defects in the femoral stem, head and liner of his artificial hip system led to its …