Md. Judge Remands M2a Magnum Suit, Points to 2007 Biomet Claim

BALTIMORE — Citing a 2007 pleading from Indiana in which Biomet claimed to have an agreement with a local distributor to market, promote and sell its product, a federal judge in Maryland has rejected the hip implant manufacturer’s fraudulent joinder argument and remanded an M2a Magnum hip implant case to state court. Harris v. Biomet Orthopaedics, et al., No. 12-575 (D. Md.).

In a July 25 decision, U.S. Dist. Ct. Judge George L. Russell III said that in light of allegations distributor Mid-Atlantic Medical LLC played a role in promoting and selling the M2a Magnum device, Biomet failed to meet …