NICHOLSON v. BIOMET, INC.

No. 18-CV-3057-CJW-KEM.

537 F.Supp.3d 990 (2021)

Lori NICHOLSON, Plaintiff, v. BIOMET, INC.; Biomet Orthopedics, LLC; Biomet Manufacturing Corp.; and Biomet US Reconstruction, LLC, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, Central Division.

Signed May 6, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roxanne Barton Conlin , Devin Kelly , Roxanne Conlin & Associates PC, Des Moines, IA, Bryan Hofeld , Pro Hac Vice, Jeffrey L. Haberman , Pro Hac Vice, Sarah J. Schultz , Pro Hac Vice, David Silverman , Pro Hac Vice, Jonathan R. Gdanski , Pro Hac Vice, Scott P. Schlesinger , Pro Hac Vice, Schlesinger Law Offices PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff.

Stephanie Anne Koltookian , Thomas J. Joensen , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Des Moines, IA, Adrienne Franco Busby , Pro Hac Vice, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Stephanie N. Russo , Pro Hac Vice, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Bruce Jones , Pro Hac Vice, Michelle Marie Tessier , Pro Hac Vice, Joseph M. Price , Pro Hac Vice, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, MN, Bryan D. Pasciak , Pro Hac Vice, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chicago, IL, Erin Linder Hanig , Pro Hac Vice, John D. LaDue , Pro Hac Vice, LaDue Curran & Kuehn LLC, South Bend, IN, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. BACKGROUND 1005

II. RENEWED MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW 1006

A. Applicable Law 1006

B. Design Defect 1008

1. Evidence of Design Defect 1008 2. Reasonable Alternative Design 1009...

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