Antitrust Case Against Zimmer, Stryker Dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust case against Zimmer and Striker, according to a report in The AM Law Litigation Daily.

The case, McCullough v. Zimmer, accused Zimmer, Stryker and other orthopedic device manufacturers of driving the McCulloughs, who worked as commissioned salespeople for a competing manufacturer, out of business. The suit accused the device makers of providing kickbacks to orthopedic surgeons and racketeering.

The judge ruled in favor of the motion to dismiss brought forth by Zimmer and Stryker, stating that the plaintiffs "lacked standing to bring an antitrust action" and lacked insufficient evidence for racketeering charges, according to the report. Three other device manufactures named in the suit previously settled with the McCulloughs.

Read The AM Law Litigation Daily's report on the dismissal of the case against Zimmer and Stryker.