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- British MPs suggest need for criminal investigation of DePuy hip implant
A story in The Telegraph says British members of parliament are calling for a criminal investigation into DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson that manufactured “metal-on-metal” hip implants.
A Telegraph investigation found that DePuy continued to market the implants, which fe...
- DePuy Hip Replacements
On December 8, 2011 the FDA issued a warning letter in which it informed the public that DePuy, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, was manufacturing 14 different artificial joint components that had not been approved by the FDA. These included knee systems and hip systems.
DePuy claimed that th...
- A List of Lessons Not Yet Learned
The final days of summer have come to a close and thoughts are turning to cooler temperatures, holidays, and end-of-year celebrations. This also means that we’re taking a few moments to reflect on a year of news and posts that show the worst of what can happen when corporations and governments –...
- $151 Million Bellwether Hip Implant Verdict Overturned on Appeal
What began as a $500 million verdict in five plaintiffs’ favors in 2016 and was later cut to $151 million has now been reduced to nothing. At the same time, Johnson & Johnson – once on the losing side of a significant decision in a bellwether trial over its DePuy division’s Pinnacle hip im...
- Another Johnson & Johnson Unit, Another Recall
While Johnson & Johnson might be a household name, the names of its subsidiary units are a bit less well known. Names like Ethicon and DePuy fly under the radar for all but those that have been negatively affected by their products’ defects while Johnson & Johnson remains known as the make...
- Johnson & Johnson Loses Another Hip Implant Jury Trial
The total amount awarded to patients implanted with metal-on-metal hip implants from Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopedic unit grew by over a quarter of a billion dollars this month in the latest Dallas jury verdict. This represents the corporation’s third significant loss in a matter that h...
- 2013 Hip Verdict Thrown Out as New Trial Ordered
One of the pillars of the idea of a fair trial is that all those who have something relevant to say regarding the proceedings in front of a court should be heard. Plaintiffs and defendants have the right to call witnesses and experts to testify on their behalf and the accused has the right to face t...
- Texas Law Leads to Drop in Hip Implant Award
A $500 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy hip implant unit was slashed by nearly $350 million, based primarily on a Texas statute that limits amounts that can be recovered in punitive damages.
Earlier this year, five plaintiffs were awarded half a billion dollars for complicatio...
- Big Penalties for Johnson & Johnson in Pinnacle Hip Debacle
Johnson & Johnson was hit with the second-largest jury award issued this year for its role in the pain and injuries sustained by patients implanted with Pinnacle hip replacements.
$502 million was awarded to a group of five patients in a Dallas federal court. $142 million was awarded in damages....
