An appeals court in Pennsylvania yesterday ordered a Keystone State court to cut the nearly $28 million in damages levied against Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) in a knee implant lawsuit.
Plaintiff Margo Polett claimed she re-injured her knees while making a Zimmer promotional video, after a double knee replacement procedure in 2006 using the company’s Gender Solutions device, alleging that activities she engaged in for the video, including riding a bicycle and running on a treadmill, resulted in new damage to her knees. She and her husband sued for negligence, saying that injuries incurred during the filming of the marketing video resulted in 3 revision surgeries after she was left with persistent pain.
Plaintiff Margo Polett claimed she re-injured her knees while making a Zimmer promotional video, after a double knee replacement procedure in 2006 using the company’s Gender Solutions device, alleging that activities she engaged in for the video, including riding a bicycle and running on a treadmill, resulted in new damage to her knees. She and her husband sued for negligence, saying that injuries incurred during the filming of the marketing video resulted in 3 revision surgeries after she was left with persistent pain.
