NexGen Knee Implant MDL Court Orders PMR to Produce Medical Records Furnished to Experts

CHICAGO –– The federal court overseeing the NexGen Knee Implant multidistrict litigation docket has weighed in on a dispute involving the production of documents from a third-party medical consulting firm, ruling that Physicians Medical Review must “produce all medical records that were furnished to potentially declaring or testifying experts.”

According to a May 23 notification of docket entry, Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois did, however, rule that deposition notices issued to PMR’s principals would not be enforced.

In the same docket entry, Judge Pallmeyer denied a motion for suggestion of …