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• Plaintiffs to Receive Registry Data on DePuy ASR Failures, Subject to Limits

  August 1, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  In the federal litigation over recalled DePuy ASR hip replacements, Plaintiffs will have access to certain data from a British...

• Smith & Nephew Birmingham Metal-on-Metal Hip Opposed Before Approval

  July 26, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  According to recently revealed information, Wright Medical tried to stop the FDA from approving the Smith & Nephew Birmingham metal-on-metal...

• Knee and Hip Replacement Risks May Include Heart Attacks: Study

  July 24, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  New research suggests that there may be an increased risk of heart attacks among individuals who have a hip replacement...

• Metal-on-Metal Hip Failures Often Happen In First Two Years: Study

  July 18, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  More than three-quarters of all failures involving metal-on-metal hip replacement systems occur within two years after surgery, according to the...

• Depuy ASR Hip Statute of Limitations May Expire in August for Some

  July 11, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  As the two year anniversary of the DePuy ASR hip replacement recall approaches next month, time may be running out...

• Metal-on-Metal Hip Complaints Filed by Nearly 17K With FDA

  June 22, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  Federal regulators have received about 16,800 complaints involving metal-on-metal hip replacement systems since 2000, most of those occurring over the...

• Discovery Moving Forward in Wright Medical Hip Replacement Lawsuit MDL

  June 6, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  The discovery process is moving forward in the federal lawsuits over Wright Medical hip replacements, with the parties working out...

• Lawyers Appointed to Leadership Roles for Wright Medical Hip Lawsuits

  May 10, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of lawyers have been appointed to serve in various leadership roles in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) established for...

• Wright Conserve Hip Recall Should Have Been Issued in 2005: Lawsuit

  April 17, 2012

  Staff Writers

  According to allegations raised in a product liability lawsuit, Wright Medical Group should have issued a recall for their Conserve...

• Wright Medical Hip Replacement Lawyers to Meet With MDL Court

  March 29, 2012

  Staff Writers

  An initial conference has been set for late next month in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving all lawsuits over...