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• Appeals Court Orders New Trial in DePuy Pinnacle Hip Bellwether Case, Overturning Verdict

  April 27, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  A $151 million DePuy Pinnacle hip verdict has been overturned, on the basis that the jury was shown prejudicial evidence linking Johnson & Johnson to illegal bribes that were not linked to the case.

• Newer Artificial Hip Designs No Better At Preventing Need For Revision Surgery: Study

  November 30, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that recent hip implant designs have failed to lower the rates of revision surgery for failed devices, and in some cases appear more prone to failure than their predecessors.

• J&J Accussed Of Improper Witness Contact In Xarelto, DePuy and Pelvic Mesh Cases

  November 21, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  Johnson & Johnson faces multiple claims of improper witness contact in a number of high profile cases involving DePuy Pinnacle hip implants, it's Xarelto blood thinner, and Ethicon vaginal mesh products.

• DePuy Pinnacle Hip Class Action Goes to Trial in London

  October 17, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit involving hundreds of claims that the DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement system is prone to failure, resulting in metal blood poisoning, failure, and the need for revision surgery went to trial this week in the U.K.

• J&J Seeks Remand Of All DePuy Pinnacle Hip Lawsuits For Trials Nationwide

  August 24, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson and DePuy are calling for more than 9,000 Pinnacle hip lawsuits to be remanded from an ongoing MDL back to their originating district courts to be resolved on an individual basis.

• 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.

• Top 10 Lawsuits to Watch in 2017

  January 3, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  This is a list of the top ten developing litigation and bellwether trials to move forward in 2017.

• Johnson & Johnson Hip Lawsuit Results in $1B Verdict Over DePuy Pinnacle Metal Implants

  December 2, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a $1 billion verdict following a trial over six product liability claims involving the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement system.

• Depuy Pinnacle Hip Bellwether Trial Scheduled for September 2017

  November 10, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A fourth DePuy Pinnacle hip bellwether trial has been scheduled for September 2017, following a defense verdict, a $151 million plaintiff award, and a trial that is still ongoing.

• 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.