Wright Medical slapped with $11M verdict in bellwether case over metal hip implant

Wright Medical slapped with $11M verdict in bellwether case over metal hip implant (FierceMedicalDevices)
Wright Medical was dealt a stinging blow in its courtroom battle over its metal hip implant devices, as a jury awarded a plaintiff $11 million in a bellwether trial over the products.
An Atlanta jury found after a two-week trial and three days of deliberations that the plaintiff had a defective hip implant and that Wright misrepresented the device's safety, Lawyers and Settlements reports. The $11 million verdict, which includes $1 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitiv...