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• Compensation for DePuy ASR Hip Implants Should Be Paid to All Patients, According to India Government

  September 11, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  India is demanding DePuy and Johnson & Johnson compensate all DePuy ASR hip recipients in that country for pain, suffering and loss of wages.

• Metal-on-Metal Hip Problems Known for Years by DePuy Orthopaedics: Report

  April 12, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An investigative report in the U.K. has uncovered documents indicating that Depuy knew about the risk of metal-on-metal hip replacement systems shedding debris and wearing down as early as 1995.

• Verdict in DePuy Pinnacle Hip Lawsuit Reduced To $151M, But Additional Trials to Proceed

  July 11, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge let stand a verdict against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson over its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement system, but was forced by state law to reduce the jury award from $500 million to $151 million.

• DePuy Pinnacle Hip Failures and Revision Surgery Rates Unacceptably High: Study

  May 5, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The Depuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant has failure rates as high as 16.4%, according to a new study, with implants for women and those made in later years carrying a higher risk of failure.

• Wright Conserve Hip Lawsuit Verdict Allowed To Stand, Award Reduced To $2.1M

  April 14, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has rejected calls to overturn a $11 million verdict in the first federal Wright Conserve hip lawsuit to go to trial, but reduced the jury award to $2.1 million.

• DePuy Hip Measuring Error Results in Wrongly-Fitted Implants: Report

  January 26, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Thousands of Depuy ASR and Depuy Pinnacle hip implants may have fit patients incorrectly due to manufacturing errors, according to a new report.

• Wright Conserve Hip Lawsuit Results in $11M Jury Award in Bellwether Trial

  November 25, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury has awarded $11 million to the plaintiff in the first Wright Conserve hip implant bellwether trial, assigning $1 million in compensatory damages and a $10 million punitive damages award.

• Discovery to Move Forward in DePuy ASR Lawsuits Over Non-Revised Hips

  April 2, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiffs who have not had their DePuy ASR hip removed or replaced and still wish to seek claims against the manufacturer have until the end of the month to complete intiail discovery.

• DePuy Hip Settlements Extended to ASR Implants Revised as of Jan 31

  February 24, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  DePuy has extended a settlement over its recalled ASR hip implants to 1,400 more plaintiffs, but vows to fight Pinnacle lawsuits over similar complaints in a series of bellwether trials.

• Recalled DePuy ASR Hips Found to be Defective, Jury Awards Woman $2.5M

  February 12, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman has been awarded $2.5 million for two defective DePuy ASR hip implants which had to be removed due to blood poisoning.