{"id":857,"date":"2016-06-11T07:03:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T12:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.masstortlawyerblog.com\/?p=857"},"modified":"2018-04-23T11:49:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T16:49:13","slug":"pennsylvania-appellate-court-reverses-28-million-damages-award-zimmer-knee-replacement-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/pennsylvania-appellate-court-reverses-28-million-damages-award-zimmer-knee-replacement-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Appellate Court Reverses $28 Million Damages Award in Zimmer Knee Replacement Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In June 2016, an appellate court in Pennsylvania ordered a lower court to reverse its order granting $28 million in damages to a plaintiff who sustained injuries associated with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zimmer.com\/medical-professionals\/products\/knee.html\" target=\"_blank\">Zimmer-Biomet<\/a> brand knee implant device. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was injured when she filmed a promotional video for Zimmer. She had received a knee replacement in 2006, using one of its Gender Solutions devices. In the video, she was instructed to engage in a variety of physical activities, including riding a bike and running on a treadmill.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint contained causes of action for negligence, alleging that as a result of the commercial the plaintiff required three revision surgeries. Her husband also filed a cause of action for loss of consortium. To prevail in a cause of action involving a medical device on a negligence theory, the plaintiff must demonstrate that the manufacturer owed the plaintiff a duty of care, that the manufacturer breached that duty, and that the plaintiff suffered injuries as a result of the breach. In general, product manufacturers owe a duty to consumers to use reasonable care when designing, manufacturing, and marketing their products. This includes providing appropriate warnings and instructions about the safe use of a\u00a0product.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/pennsylvania-appellate-court-reverses-28-million-damages-award-zimmer-knee-replacement-case\/#more-857\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In June 2016, an appellate court in Pennsylvania ordered a lower court to reverse its order granting $28 million in damages to a plaintiff who sustained injuries associated with a Zimmer-Biomet brand knee implant device. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was injured when she filmed a promotional video for Zimmer. 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