1 Wright Hip Defendant Out, 1 Remains At Close Of 1st MDL Bellwether Trial

(November 19, 2015, 11:41 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — One Wright Medical defendant in the first Conserve hip multidistrict litigation bellwether trial won a directed verdict on Nov. 18, but the Georgia federal judge denied the same relief to another entity, instead opting to let the case go to the jury and let the defendant fight the result in post-trial motions for judgment as a matter of law or a new trial (In Re: Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Conserve Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2329, Robyn Christiansen, et al. v. Wright Medical Technology Inc., et al., No. 13-297, N.D. Ga., Atlanta Div.)....