Is DePuy Trying To Stop Lawsuits Before They Start?
After reading an article yesterday about DePuy Orthopedics Inc.’s tactical approach in response to over 2,000 lawsuits stemming from their recall of their metal ASR hip system due to higher rates of failure than anticipated, I began to wonder about the company’s motivation. So what was this tactic? Well, DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson company, [...]
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Since the FDA recalled the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular Hip System in August 2010, the lawsuits have been coming in. In the latest group of lawsuits, 80 Wisconsin residents have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Why Are DePuy Lawsuits Being Filed In Ohio If People Live [...]
One DePuy Hip Implant Victim’s Story
When there’s been a recall of a product, there’s usually a good reason. In the case of the DePuy Hip Implant, there’s thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of potential victims. However, the story of Robin Kemp has touched the hearts of many and allowed those who are suffering to come forward. Robin Kemp, a [...]
Important DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Updates
Since we last examined what has been going on with the DePuy hip replacement, there have been some major developments. On May 23, 2011 the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has ordered that all federal DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant lawsuits be consolidated before Judge James E. Kinkeade in the U.S. District Court for [...]
Latest DePuy Hip Lawsuits And FDA DePuy Replacement Requests
DePuy hip replacement lawsuits continue to grow as more patients come forward. Currently, Johnson & Johnson is facing over 1,000 lawsuits stemming from their hip replacements. With over 93,000 patients, the number of current lawsuits seems staggeringly high. However, when you consider that between 12-13% of patients that received DePuy hip replacements had to have [...]
