On October 7, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated 75 lawsuits alleging injuries caused by polyethylene components of certain hip, knee, and ankle implants produced by Exactech, a global medical device company that develops and markets joint replacement implants. The new multidistrict litigation will proceed in the Eastern District of New York. It involves 27 actions that were pending in eleven district courts, as well as 48 related actions.
October 14, 2022
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Consolidates Leg Implant Lawsuits Against Exactech
On October 7, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated 75 lawsuits alleging injuries caused by polyethylene components of certain hip, knee, and ankle implants produced by Exactech, a global medical device company that develops and markets joint replacement implants. The new multidistrict litigation will proceed in the Eastern District of New York. It involves 27 actions that were pending in eleven district courts, as well as 48 related actions.