Another DePuy ASR Lawsuit Settles Right Before Trial Set to Begin
A DePuy ASR metal hip lawsuit scheduled to go to trial next week has been resolved out of court.
Tag Archives: DePuy Hip Replacement
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Metal Hips,Vaginal Mesh Show Need For New FDA Testing Regs: Group
Recent problems with a variety of FDA-approved medical devices are leading a prominent consumer group to call for more stringent testing requirements for high-risk implants, such as metal-on-metal hip replacements…
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FDA Issues New Metal-on-Metal Hip Guidelines for Doctors
Federal health regulators confirmed yesterday that problems from metal-on-metal hip replacements may result soft tissue damage and other complications as metal particles are shed into the body, resulting in new…
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DePuy Recalls Custom Hip, Knee Replacement Implants at FDA Request
DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, is recalling all of its unused custom orthopedic implants, following concerns expressed by federal regulators that the devices never underwent any sort…
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DePuy ASR Trial Dates Set for May and July 2013 in MDL
The first trial involving problems with a recalled DePuy ASR hip replacement has been scheduled to begin next year in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL), which involves thousands of lawsuits…
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Study Links Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements and Pseudotumors
A new study indicates that individuals who received metal-on-metal hip replacements may be at an increased risk of suffering severe inflammations that resemble tumors, adding to the existing concerns for…
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Discovery in DePuy Pinnacle Hip MDL Moving Forward, as Lawsuits Mount
Detailed ground rules for the production of documents in the federal DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement MDL have been issued, providing for the exchange of information that will help the parties…
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Metal-on-Metal Hip Corrosion May Be Linked to Tissue Reactions: Study
New research suggests that metal-on-metal hip replacements may corrode faster than other types of artificial hip implants and that the corrosion may be linked to an increased risk of local…
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Trial Dates in Litigation Over Recalled DePuy Hips Scheduled to Begin
Thousands of individuals throughout the United States have filed product liability lawsuits after experiencing problems with the recalled DePuy ASR hip replacement system, and the first trial date has now…
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Lawsuits Over DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacements Moving Forward in MDL
Lawyers involved in the federal litigation over problems with DePuy Pinnacle hip replacements are scheduled to meet with the MDL Court this week, where they are expected to discuss a…
