A measure that could impact how drugs and medical devices are approved by the FDA is currently awaiting its future in the U.S. Senate. H.R.6., also known as the 21st Century Cures Act has been approved by both the House of Representatives and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. However, concern... Read more »

On July 1, 2015, Linda L. Thompson of Washington filed a lawsuit regarding her Stryker hip replacement device. The complaint names Howmedica Osteonics doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics as defendants. The lawsuit is a short form complaint filed directly in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2441, which is proceeding in... Read more »

After a two-week trial in a California Superior Court, a jury awarded $4.5 million to Alan Warner, who had filed his Wright hip failure lawsuit alleging injuries and economic losses. Warner alleged that although the Wright Profemur R hip implant he received was supposed to have an average lifespan of 15 to... Read more »

One of more than 1,200 Wright hip lawsuits alleging complications from the Profemur replacement system is being tried before a state jury in California Superior Court. The case, brought by Alan Warner, levels counts of failure to warn, design defects and breach of warranty against Wright Medical Group. On May... Read more »

Joseph E. Kirkland was a recipient of the Durom Acetabular Component, or Durom Cup, a hip implant designed and manufactured by Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Now, he’s suing Zimmer for what he calls defects that “presented an unreasonably dangerous risk.” Kirkland claims that the allegedly defective Durom Cup hip failed prematurely,... Read more »

Two Washington plaintiffs have filed a Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuit in coordinated proceedings in Minnesota. The complaint includes allegations that the Rejuvenate hip implanted into one of the plaintiffs left him with painful injuries and the need for revision surgery just a few short years after his original procedure. Charles... Read more »

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 »

Knee replacement surgery is the most prevalent type of elective surgery performed in the U.S., with an average of 700,000 procedures per year. While many knee replacement patients enjoy good results after their recovery, far too many are discovering that their knee implants are likely defective and need to be... Read more »

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 »

The first Pinnacle hip implant trial has ended in favor of the defendants. The jury in the case determined that the plaintiff’s injuries were not caused by a device defect and that manufacturers DePuy and Johnson & Johnson provided proper warning about potential risks associated with their product. The lawsuit... Read more »