Scheduling Order for 24 Cases Issued in Biomet M2a Hip MDL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A scheduling order has been issued in the Biomet M2a Magnum Hip multidistrict litigation, setting deposition and summary judgment deadlines in three groups of cases.

The March 29 order issued by Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana affects 24 cases in all, with depositions to begin on April 2.

Specifically, beginning April 2 and continuing through June 1, all plaintiffs in the 24 cases will be deposed. Biomet must serve summary judgment motions in the first group of cases by July 9, and plaintiffs’ counsel must …