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335 F.Supp.2d 830 (2004) In Re: SULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC. HIP PROSTHESIS AND KNEE PROSTHESIS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION No. 1:01-CV-9000. MDL NO. 1401, 1:03-CV-9007. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. August 25, 2004. *831 Charles R. Parker, Hill & Parker, Houston, TX, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, LA, Davi

268 F.Supp.2d 907 (2003) In re: SULZER HIP PROSTHESIS AND KNEE PROSTHESIS LIABILITY LITIGATION. No. 1:01-CV-9000, MDL Docket No. 1401. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. June 12, 2003. *908 Charles R. Parker, Hill & Parker, Houston, TX, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, LA, David W. Zoll, Zoll & Kranz, Toled

290 F.Supp.2d 840 (2003) In re: SULZER HIP PROSTHESIS AND KNEE PROSTHESIS LIABILITY LITIGATION No. 1:01-CV-9000. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. October 31, 2003. Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, LA, Don Barrett, Barrett Law Office, Lexington, MS, James R. Dugan, II, Gauthier, Dowing, *841 Labarre, Beiser &

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER O’MALLEY, District Judge. On August 29, 2001, this Court provisionally certified a class and granted preliminary approval to the parties’ settlement agreement. This memorandum sets forth the Court’s reasoning. I. Background. Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc. (“Sulzer Orthopedics”) is a designer, manufácturer and distributor of orthopedi

*335 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER O’MALLEY, District Judge. On August 29, 2001, this Court provisionally certified a class and granted preliminary approval to the parties’ settlement agreement. This memorandum sets forth the Court’s reasoning. I. Background. Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc. (“Sulzer Orthoped

176 F.Supp.2d 758 (2001) In re INTER-OP HIP PROSTHESIS PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION No. 1:01-CV-9000. MDL Docket No. 1401. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. September 17, 2001. *759 Charles R. Parker, Hill & Parker, Houston, TX, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, LA, Don Barrett, Barrett Law Office, P.A., Lexing

174 F.Supp.2d 648 (2001) In re INTER-OP HIP PROSTHESIS PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION. No. 1:01-CV-9000. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. September 17, 2001. *649 Charles R. Parker, Hill & Parker, Houston, TX, Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, LA, Don Barrett, Barrett law office, P.A., Lexington, MS, Janet G. Ab

455 F.Supp.2d 709 (2006) In re: SULZER HIP PROSTHESIS AND KNEE PROSTHESIS LIABILITY LITIGATION This Document Relates to: Howard v. Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., 1:03CV9006 Burgess v. Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., 1:04CV9005 No. 1:01-CV-9000. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. October 3, 2006. *710

MEMORANDUM & ORDER O’MALLEY, District Judge. This opinion discusses three cases that have been transferred to this Court as related to Multi-District Litigation (“MDL”) No. 1401, known as In re: Sulzer Orthopedics Inc. Hip Prosthesis and Knee Prosthesis Products Liability Litigation1 The three cases are: (1) Moore v. Sulzer Orthoped

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge. In December of 2000, Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., issued a recall of certain of its hip implants, which were determined to be defective. Shortly thereafter, more than thirteen hundred civil actions were filed across the United States. Thirty of those actions were consolidated and transferred

796 F.Supp.2d 1305 (2011) Brian C. HOWARD, M.D. and Suzanne Howard, Plaintiffs, v. SULZER ORTHOPEDICS, INC., Sulzer Medica USA Holding Co., Sulzer Medica USA, Inc.,[1] and Zimmer, Inc., Defendants. Case No. 02-CV-0564-CVE-FHM. United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma. June 21, 2011. Matthew Benjamin Free, Timothy Grover Best, Best & Sharp, Tulsa, O

RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206 File Name: 05a0083p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT _________________ X - In re: SULZER ORTHOPEDIC

498 F.3d 365 (2007) Susan F. KUHN; Michael Kuhn, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SULZER ORTHOPEDICS, INC., Defendant-Appellee, Tommy Jacks, Individually; Tommy Jacks, P.C.; Mithoff & Jacks, L.L.P., Appellees. No. 06-3576. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: June 8, 2007. Decided and Filed: August 10, 2007.

337 F.Supp.2d 1002 (2004) Henry MOORE, Jr., Plaintiff, v. SULZER ORTHOPEDICS, INC., et al., Defendants. No. 1:02 CV 9116. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. May 18, 2004. *1003 Joseph Rathbone Park, Park & Ossian, Clearwater, FL, for Plaintiff. Edward Walter Gerecke, Carlton Fields Ward Emmanuel

RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206 File Name: 07a0306p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT _________________ X Plaintiffs-Appellants

760 F.Supp.2d 640 (2010) In re VIOXX PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. This Document Relates To All Cases. MDL No. 1657. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. October 19, 2010. *641 Orran L. Brown, Browngreer PLC, Richmond, VA, for Plaintiff. Eric Michael Liddick, Harry Simms Hardin, III, Madeleine Fischer, Jones Walker,

592 F.Supp.2d 1147 (2009) In re MEDTRONIC, INC. SPRINT FIDELIS LEADS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, This document relates to: All Cases. Multidistrict Litigation No. 08-1905 (RHK/JSM). United States District Court, D. Minnesota. January 5, 2009. *1148 Daniel E. Gustafson, Gustafson Gluek, PLLC, Plaintiffs' lead counsel, Robert K.

553 F.Supp.2d 442 (2008) In re DIET DRUGS (PHENTERMINE, FENFLURAMINE, DEXFENFLURAMINE) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. This Document Relates to: Sheila Brown; et al. v. American Home Products Corporation. MDL Docket No. 1203. Civil Action No. 99-20593. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. April 8, 2008. As Corrected April 9, 2008.

891 F.Supp. 751 (1995) STRYKER CORPORATION and Osteonics Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. INTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS, INC. and Marli Medical Supplies, Inc., Defendants. No. CV 90-3006 (ADS). United States District Court, E.D. New York. July 11, 1995. *752 *753 *754

528 F.Supp.2d 752 (2007) In re CARDINAL HEALTH INC. SECURITIES LITIGATIONS, Plaintiff, This Document Relates To: All Securities Actions. No. C2-04-575. United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Eastern Division. December 31, 2007. *753 *754 John R. Climaco, Scott D. Simpkins, Climaco Lefkowitz Peca