Biomet faces class action in Denmark
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Denmark's association of county councils is considering issuing a class action on behalf of all its members against Biomet and its Danish subsidiary, Polymers Reconstructive, whose Boneloc bone cement was suspended from the market in Denmark and Norway last year following reports of crumbling. The compensation claim is intended to cover the costs of revision surgery for patients whose hip implants were secured with the US company's cement (see Clinica No 714, p 4).