(May 24, 2017, 12:39 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California federal judge on May 23 granted summary judgment in a Smith & Nephew Inc. knee case, saying that the plaintiff failed to present much evidence to support his claims and that his rebuttals fell short (Ruben B. Merancio, et al. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al., No. 15-807, E.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78352)....