Biomet Fails to Topple $3.55 Million Award in Hip Implant Suit

Biomet Inc. lost its bid to undo a $3.55 million verdict to an Iowa woman who alleged she suffered injury from her Biomet M2a-Magnum hip prosthesis, and that the company knew of problems with the device but put revenues first, a federal court in the state held.

Lori Nicholson’s evidence supports the jury finding that the device was defectively designed and a reasonable safer alternative was available when she had her left hip replaced in 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa said Thursday.

Nicholson, who had corrective surgery in 2012 to replace the Biomet device, ...