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Hip Replacement Lawsuits

November 1, 2019
Written by: Austin Kirk
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Several different hip replacement systems and artificial hip components sold in recent years have been linked to high failure rates and other complications. Product liability lawsuits are being reviewed for individuals who received defective or recalled hip replacements. Find Out If You Have a Hip Replacement Case: Lawyers are reviewing hip replacement lawsuits for individuals who received an implant since 2006 and have: Received notice the hip implant recalled; Required metal blood testing for cobalt/chromium levels; Experienced loosening, fracture or other problems that resulted in the need for hip revision surgery. CONTACT A HIP REPLACEMENT LAWYER Smith and Nephew Birmingham…

Stryker Tritanium Acetabular Cup (TAC) Lawsuit Filed Over Hip System Failure

August 26, 2019
Written by: Irvin Jackson
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A hip implant lawsuit claims the Stryker Trident Tritanium Acetabular Cup is defectively designed and prone to failure, resulting in a Texas woman needing revision surgery after just four years.…

Hip And Knee Replacement Systems Should Last 25 Years, Studies Say

February 28, 2019
Written by: Irvin Jackson
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Two new studies reveal that most patients can reasonably expect that their hip and knee replacement systems should last about 25 years.…

Stryker Settling Hip Replacement Lawsuits Over LFit CoCr v40 Femoral Head Problems

November 6, 2018
Written by: Irvin Jackson
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Parties have reached a potential settlement agreement on resolving some Stryker LFit V40 hip component system lawsuits.…

Stryker Secur-Fit and C-Taper LFit Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed Over Tissue Necrosis, Revision Surgery

September 21, 2018
Written by: Irvin Jackson
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A hip implant lawsuit filed against Stryker indicates that its Secur-Fit and C-Taper Fit hip components are prone to fretting, corrosion and failure.…

Stryker LFit Hip Problems Lead to Warning Notice Over Femoral Head Failures

June 11, 2018
Written by: Irvin Jackson
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A new warning indicates that some Stryker LFit V40 femoral head hip system components may be prone to dissociation, which could lead to dislocation, pain and the need for revision surgery.…

Stryker Hip Replacement Lawsuits to be Selected for Bellwether Trials Over LFit V40 Component

December 15, 2017
Written by: Austin Kirk
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A federal judge has called for the selection of 18 Stryker LFit V40 hip lawsuits to comprise an initial discovery pool, from which the first bellwether cases will be selected for trials starting in September 2019.…

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

November 30, 2017
Written by: Irvin Jackson
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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
Written by: Austin Kirk
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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.…

Information About Stryker LFit v40 Hip Cases to be Provided in Plaintiffs’ Fact Sheets

November 16, 2017
Written by: Austin Kirk
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A federal judge has ordered plaintiffs and defendants to submit fact sheets to standardize case-specific information on the growing number of Stryker LFit V4o hip implant lawsuits.…

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