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• 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.

• Stryker LFit V40 Hip Replacement Litigation Centralized For Pretrial Proceedings

  April 10, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  All Stryker LFit V40 hip lawsuits filed in federal courts nationwide have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings in claims of patients who suffered complications and revision surgery when the implants failed.

• Stryker Hip Replacement Metal Blood Poisoning Lawsuit Filed Over Accolade, LFit v40 Components

  March 1, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Problems with the Stryker Accolade hip stem and Stryker LFit v40 femoral head caused a Massachusetts woman to experience complications associated with metal blood poisoning, which resulted in the need for revision surgery a few years after the artificial hip was implanted.

• Stryker Femoral Head Recall Lawsuit Centralization Sought in New Jersey State Court

  February 15, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  As a growing number of hip replacement lawsuits continue to be filed by individuals who experienced problems from certain recalled Stryker femoral heads, requests have been filed to establish centralized pretrial proceedings in New Jersey state courts, as well as the federal court system.