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DePuy Hip Settlement Agreement Extended

Johnson & Johnson and their DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary recently announced that they would extend the terms of a previously agreed upon settlement deal pertaining to DePuy hip lawsuits. The settlement deal previously applied to approximately 8,000 DePuy ASR plaintiffs, who had alleged that their hip replacement devices failed prematurely and... Read more »

Oklahoma Jury Awards $2.5 Million in DePuy ASR Hip Lawsuit

Jurors in Oklahoma awarded plaintiff Andrea Smith $2.5 million in compensatory damages over injuries she sustained from two defective DePuy ASR XL Acetabular hip implants. The Tulsa County jurors found in favor of Smith, after evidence was presented that the ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement was defectively designed. Jurors found for... Read more »

Biomet Hip Lawsuit Filed in Indiana District Court

Over the past several years, the Biomet ball-and-socket hip replacement system has drawn increasing scrutiny from patients, physicians, medical professionals, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Namely, the M2A Magnum Hip Replacement System and the MoM Total Hip Arthroscopy System have come under fire for allegedly cause severe pain,... Read more »

FDA Bone Graft Warning Issued for Minors

A new FDA bone graft warning has been issued, advising doctors to avoid off-label use of certain bone graft substitutes in patients with bone disorders, who are younger than 18 years old ─ this includes Medtronic’s Infuse bone graft. The FDA noted that these bone graft substitutes could cause serious... Read more »