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5 Dec 2013, 6:05 pm by Robert Kreisman
  Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., face thousands of lawsuits at the federal and state levels regarding the ASR implants. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 3:44 pm
And now, if those players can be diagnosed with CTE, they might be eligible for compensation.Dorsett’s Brain Injury Claim Last May, Dorsett’s workers’ compensation claim was dismissed, according to the judge, because he “had agreed to an $85,000 settlement for injuries to multiple orthopaedic body parts in 1991,” and as a result he “could not file another claim for any subsequent injury. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 11:56 pm
Metal on metal hip implants manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. caused serious complications for patients and had a high failure rate. [read post]
21 Nov 2013, 12:45 pm by Howard G. Silverman
Some of the claims within the lawsuits allege that Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary, Depuy Orthopaedics, knew that their devices were defective. [read post]
19 Nov 2013, 6:52 pm by Dr. Shezad Malik
According to data collected since 2010 in the National Joint Registry of England and Wales, as well as the Australian Orthopaedic Associations National Joint Replacement Registry, the rate of Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip problems that were classified as a failure were 1.29% and 1.12%, respectively. [read post]
19 Nov 2013, 2:42 am by Robert Kraft
” The ASR hip implant was sold by the company’s DePuy Orthopaedics unit until mid-2010, “when the company recalled it amid sharply rising early failure rates. [read post]
15 Nov 2013, 4:45 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post was shared by Legal Newsline and comes from legalnewsline.com Johnson & Johnson has agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits over defective all-metal replacement hips for up to $4 billion, according to reports this week.Sources told The New York Times Tuesday that the tentative plan would include patients who’ve already had the devices — Articular Surface Replacements — removed and replaced with something different.Under the deal, each patient would receive about… [read post]
11 Nov 2013, 3:01 am by Jon Gelman
The diagnosis of Dorsett, the 59-year-old Hall of Fame running back, was made public Wednesday when two UCLA researchers found that Dorsett, Hall of Fame offensive lineman Joe DeLamielleure and former All-Pro defensive lineman Leonard Marshall showed signs of CTE, a degenerative disease that has been linked to head trauma.The condition has led to depression, dementia and suicide in former NFL players.Dorsett's claim was denied in May when a workers compensation judge ruled that Dorsett agreed to an… [read post]
8 Nov 2013, 2:46 am by Jon Gelman
The 59-year-old Hall of Fame running back's claim was dismissed in May when a workers' compensation judge ruled that because Dorsett had agreed to an $85,000 settlement for injuries to "multiple orthopaedic body parts" in 1991, he could not file another claim for any subsequent injury, state records show. [read post]
6 Nov 2013, 6:34 am
More than three years after removing their defective ASR metal-on-metal artificial hip implants from the market, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics, are currently in talks to begin settlement negotiations. [read post]
31 Oct 2013, 5:00 am
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2006 WL 3716061, at *8 (W.D. [read post]
17 Oct 2013, 5:00 am by Bexis
For some reason, we recently found ourselves comparing our favorite defenses to our favorite rock bands. [read post]
4 Oct 2013, 6:14 pm by Dr. Shezad Malik
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics has agreed to settle a DePuy ASR hip lawsuit, the first bellwether trial in a California state court consolidation of ASR cases. [read post]
28 Sep 2013, 11:25 pm
The case is being referred to as a "bellwether" case as it is the first federal ASR hip implant claim against Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopaedics Unit that will be heard by a jury. [read post]
25 Sep 2013, 1:18 pm by Dr. Shezad Malik
J&J’s DePuy Orthopaedics unit will stop selling related products through 2014 to simplify and streamline its offerings. [read post]
22 Sep 2013, 11:09 pm
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Stryker Orthopaedics as a result of its defective hip-implant products and the company routinely faces claims from new plaintiffs as the hip implants continue to fail. [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 7:50 am by emagraken
 In support of their position they relied on an orthopaedic surgeon who never examined the Plaintiff but provided an opinion that it was “unlikely” the Plaintiff’s injuries were caused by the crash. [read post]