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 »

U.S. District Judge David Katz has extended the deadline for plaintiffs with DePuy hip lawsuits in the federal court system, who have not had their recalled hip removed or replaced to move forward with their claim. He has indicated that initial discovery must be complete by April 30, in cases that... 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 »

One of the lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary with regard to its transvaginal mesh products has resulted in a settlement agreement. The news of the settlement came on the fifth day of the trial and just a few days following the decision by a state court jury to... Read more »

A jury in California has awarded a plaintiff $5.7 million after determining Ethicon and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, did not adequately inform patients of the risks associated with the Gynecare TVT Abbrevo Sling System. The compensatory and punitive damages were awarded to Colleen Perry, who alleged during her... Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »