Calif. Jury Enters $9.2 Million Verdict Against Zimmer in Durom Cup Hip Implant Case

LOS ANGELES –– A California jury has awarded $9.2 million at the conclusion of a trial involving Zimmer’s Durom Cup hip implant, which is believed to be the first verdict against the defendant for a metal-on-metal hip implant case, sources told HarrisMartin Publishing.

Judge Amy D. Hogue of the California Superior Court for Los Angeles County presided over the three-week trial. Jurors reached the verdict on July 24 after three-and-a-half hours of deliberations, sources told HarrisMartin.

The underlying claims were brought by Gary Kline, 59, who contended that Zimmer’s Durom Cup hip implant was defective and forced him to undergo …