A $500 million verdict, which was awarded to victims in a faulty hip implant suit against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy subsidiary, has been significantly reduced by a Texas judge. Recalculating Damages Northern Texas District Judge Ed Kinkeade reduced the half-billion-dollar judgement to approximately $151 million after weighing Texas … [Read more...]
Stryker May Still Be In Denial When It Comes To Their Financial Exposure Related To Recalled Hips
In a press release to shareholders, Stryker estimated that the recall of its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip replacements would cost between $190 million and $390 million but Stryker might be a little too optimistic for comfort. Johnson and Johnson has already spent $800 million on a similar recall and still faces litigation in over 10,000 … [Read more...]
MoM Hip Replacements and Heavy Metal Poisoning
Heavy Metal Poisoning From Metal Hips Remains A Legitimate Concern For Patients With Recalled Products As more information surfaces on the medical complications associated with popular metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement devices, heavy metal poisoning is now a concern facing many individuals. For some people with defective metal hips produced by … [Read more...]
DePuy Hip Recall Litigation Update
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation established a DePuy Orthopaedics ASRMultidistrict Litigation (MDL) number 2197 in U.S District Court, Northern District of Ohio on December 7, 2010. The Northern District of Ohio is a federal court, and the MDL centralizes all the DePuy hip recall cases in federal court. At the time of the … [Read more...]
DePuy Hip System Recall Information
In August 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics issued a voluntary recall of its ASR Hip System, a metal-on-metal hip implant system, because a higher number of patients than previously reportedsuffered from pain, swelling, and difficulties walking. This system was first available in July 2003and was marketed in the United States starting in 2005. The ASR Hip … [Read more...]
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