A revised case management order has extended the deadline for DePuy ASR hip lawsuits whose plaintiffs had not yet undergone revision surgery and had previously been ordered to either accept a dismissal of their case or complete the discovery phase of their lawsuit within 90 days of the deadline. The... Read more »

The 74 year-old Irish medical device company, Stryker Orthopaedics, has been hit with a Rejuvenate hip lawsuit by Mr. John Dabney, a resident of Jefferson County, Alabama, and his wife, Ms. Judith Dabney. The Dabney’s suit, filed January 5, 2015, has been consolidated in MDL (multidistrict litigation) 2441 entitled In... Read more »

A plaintiff filing a Zimmer hip lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleges his defective Zimmer device led to “permanent injury and disability.” The plaintiff and his wife are claiming that the defendant failed to provide proper warning about potential risks associated with their device, leaving unknowing patients vulnerable to complications and injuries. Robert... Read more »

Pelvic organ prolapse, or POP, affects many women who’ve had a hysterectomy, are post-menopausal or have had multiple children. The condition is said to affect one-third of all women at some point in their lifetime. Prolapse refers to the sagging or dropping of pelvic floor organs, including the uterus, bladder,... Read more »

Leading orthopedics manufacturer, Stryker Corp. recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II hip replacement implants in July 2012 after discovering the devices could cause adverse tissue reactions and other incapacitating health problems. The company announced that it has earmarked some $1.4 billion for Stryker Rejuvenate settlements to cover litigation and medical... Read more »

Findings from two recent JAMA Internal Medicine studies may reveal some of the causes behind hip replacement problems and similar issues with other medical implants. Researchers discovered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration doesn’t always complete proper due diligence on medical devices. Each year, millions of patients receive medical implants,... Read more »

A federal judge presiding over a DePuy hip implant lawsuit has determined that the case will not be sent back to Nevada state court, despite the plaintiff’s jurisdictional arguments, finding that a medical device supplier included as a defendant in the suit was fraudulently added to the complaint. The ruling... Read more »

Intuitive Surgical is facing a new da Vinci robot surgery lawsuit in California district court. The plaintiff, a Tennessee resident, argues that the defendant’s robotic device caused her to suffer an anastomic leak and rectovaginal fistula during her gynecological surgery. Due to the alleged complications and ongoing pain from her... Read more »

The federal judge presiding over hundreds of Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip lawsuits in Minnesota has issued an order expanding the pool of lawsuits eligible for preliminary or “bellwether” trials to take place next summer. The order, issued on September 19 by Judge Donovan Frank, establishes that both parties... Read more »

Many of the plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits against Biomet with regard to allegedly defective hip implant devices are looking forward to the resolution of their cases. A Biomet hip settlement is reportedly in the works for plaintiffs who were forced to undergo revision surgery after suffering from complications following... Read more »