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• Johnson & Johnson Hip Settlements for DePuy Pinnacle Problems Said to Total About $1B: Bloomberg

  May 8, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has reached a $1 billion DePuy Pinnacle hip implant settlement with about 6,000 patients who had to have the devices removed after they failed.

• Hip Settlement Expanded To Resolve Most DePuy Pinnacle Implant Cases: Report

  February 7, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  An expanded DePuy Pinnacle Hip settlement agreement could resolve most of the outstanding cases.

• Johnson & Johnson to Pay $120M to Settle DePuy Hip Claims By U.S. States

  January 23, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson and DePuy will pay $120 million and make a number of changes to its marketing approaches to resolve claims that it engaged in deceptive marketing when describing the lifespan of some of its metal-on-metal hip implants.

• DePuy Pinnacle Hip Settlements in Thousands of Pending Lawsuits

  December 13, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has reportedly agreed to pay more than $400 million to resolve thousands of DePuy Pinnacle hip lawsuits.

• Zimmer Versys Hip Lawsuit Alleges System Prone To Early Failure, Need For Revision Surgery

  June 25, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A Zimmer Versys hip implant lawsuit indicates that the hip replacement system is defectively designed, leading to fretting, corrosion, failure and the need for revision surgery.

• 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.

• Remand of DePuy Metal Hip Lawsuits Sought in Pinnacle MDL

  February 7, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  Both plaintiffs and defendants are now calling for nearly 10,00 DePuy Pinnacle hip lawsuits to be remanded back to federal courts nationwide for trials, after pretrial proceedings and bellwether test trials failed to result in a resolution.

• Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Follow Up Costs Should Be Born By Manufactures: Editorial

  August 4, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Following new guidelines in the U.K. calling for extensive testing of metal-on-metal hip implant recipients, a leading medical journal suggests that manufacturers should be the ones to pay for those tests.

• Zimmer Durom Cup Lawsuit Results in $9.2M Verdict Over Failed Hip Implant

  July 29, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Zimmer Durom Cup trial has ended in a $9.2 million verdict for the plaintiff, who claims the hip implants were defective.

• 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.