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  • Jury Finds for Johnson & Johnson in Pinnacle Hip Implant Case
    In a blow to plaintiffs in the Pinnacle hip litigation, Johnson & Johnson has successfully defended the first trial over its Pinnacle hip implant. Bloomberg recently reported on the defense verdict in the first Pinnacle hip trial. More than six thousand lawsuits have been filed over the Pinnacl...
  • Study Finds a Third of Knee Replacements Questionable
    Knee replacement surgery is a decision that warrants serious consideration. While necessary in some cases, the procedure is risky and can cause severe complications. CNN reports of a Virginia Commonwealth University study that suggests that one third of knee replacement procedures were not appropria...
  • $650 Million Settlement in Pradaxa Lawsuit
    Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., manufacturer of Pradaxa, has agreed to pay $650 million to settle Pradaxa lawsuits filed on behalf of approximately 4,000 injured plaintiffs. Managing partner Ramon Lopez serves on the Plaintiffs Steering Committees both for the Illinois Multi District Li...
  • $2.5 billion J&J hip settlement announced
    Johnson & Johnson recently announced a $2.47 billion hip settlement through its DePuy subsidiary. DePuy’s Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) hip implant was recalled in 2010. Now, an estimated 8,000 lawsuits are being filed over the device. The $2.47 billion settlement announced by J&am...
  • Judge’s Ruling Expands Number of Hip Implant Claims
    A recent order by Judge Richard Kramer of the California Superior Court in San Francisco has expanded the type of metal-on-metal implant cases that may be filed in state court. Johnson & Johnson is facing thousands of lawsuits nationwide as a result of its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedic’s ASR XL...
  • Multidistrict Litigation Established for Stryker Hip Implant Cases
    As a result of the increasing number of Stryker hip implant cases filed around the country, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has ordered the creation of a multidistrict litigation (MDL) so that a single judge can efficiently handle all of these cases. MDLs are centralized...
  • Smith & Nephew Hip Recall: Replacement and Resurfacing Lawsuit
    What Is Hip Replacement? Hip replacement surgery involves removing and replacing some or all of the bones in the hip joint. In addition to the risk of dislocation, metal on metal implants rubbing together can fracture or chip, releasing metallic particles or metal ions into the body. This can lead t...
  • Johnson & Johnson recalls contraceptives
    Johnson & Johnson has announced a voluntary recall of millions of oral contraceptive packages, after tests showed that one of the hormones in the pills was being released more slowly than it should. A story in the Asbury Park Press notes that it’s the latest in a series of about 40 product rec...
  • Medical device regulations criticized
    A story in Canadian news magazine MacLean’s deals with the haphazard nature of medical device regulation, characterizing the problem as a “scandal in the making.” According to the article, flawed oversight of medical devices – essentially any medical product that doesn’t work through a che...
  • Lawyers worried about regulatory change for hip implants
    The leading plaintiff trial lawyers association has expressed concerns to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that a proposed regulatory change might prevent people injured by faulty all-metal hip implants from suing the manufacturers for damages. The implants in question, such as those manufactur...
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