Posts Tagged 'Johnson & Johnson'

Document contradicts DePuy president’s claims

Andrew Ekdahl, president of Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics division, has testified that the company recalled its ASR hip implants because they weren’t meeting “clinical expectations,” and not because the company believed they had an underlying design defect.

But lawyers in a Chicago trial over injuries allegedly caused by the devices have produced a document that appears to contradict Ekdahl’s statement.

A Bloomberg story references a document from the Health Hazard/Risk Evaluation ...

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FDA unveils new rules for metal hip implants

Consumer Reports describes new U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules for “metal-on-metal” hip implants, which feature both a ball and a socket coated in a combination of cobalt and chromium.

The new regulations will give manufacturers 90 days in which to file applications including the results of clinical trials and other “valid scientific evidence” showing that the devices are safe and effective. Manufacturers who fail to produce this evidence will be ...

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Another DePuy hip trial starts in Chicago

The plaintiff in the second trial over the DePuy Orthopaedics ASR hip implant is seeking punitive damages – indicating “fraud or malice” – as well as compensatory damages, according to Reuters.

The first trial of nearly 11,000 such cases recently concluded in Los Angeles. Although the jury in that case rejected punitive damages, Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics division must still pay the defendant – a retired prison guard who said ...

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Another trial set for DePuy hip implant

Another trial involving a DePuy Orthopaedics hip implant is set to begin in Illinois, right on the heels of a Los Angeles trial that netted an $8.33 million settlement for the plaintiff, Reuters reports.

In all, nearly 11,000 lawsuits have been filed over the ASR hip implant, which Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics recalled in 2010 because of their high ...

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Corruption charges filed against DePuy officials

According to a story on Fox News, prosecutors in Greece have filed corruption charges against officials with DePuy Orthopedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Five unnamed company officials have been charged with money laundering, and paying more than $21.5 million in bribes to Greek doctors, in exchange for the doctors promoting DePuy products.

DePuy is also facing legal trouble in the United States, over charges that the company has engaged in ...

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Hip case exposes unethical doctor conduct

An opinion piece in the New York Times explores an issue that emerged in the course of a trial over DePuy Orthopaedics’ ASR hip implants – doctors who remain silent over harmful medical devices or drugs.

Although experts say doctors have an ethical responsibility to speak out in such cases, they often fail to warn their colleagues, the New York Times reports.

In the case of DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson ...

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