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In August 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled its ASR XL Acetabular Hip Replacement System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System from the global market after the devices were found to fail prematurely in an unexpectedly large number of patients. It has since been learned that metal-on-metal hip replacement [...]
This DePuy Lawsuit Is One Of More Than 11,500 Lawsuits Filed Since The DePuy ASR Hip Recall Pending In Courts Throughout The U.S. A key trial of a DePuy ASR hip lawsuit has been pushed back yet again, Wright & Schulte LLC reports. According to a court order issued on September 24th, jury selection in [...]
Wright & Schulte Has Filed Another DePuy Hip Lawsuit Against DePuy Orthopaedics. This Hip Replacement Lawsuit Contends The Plaintiff Suffered From Severe Hip Injuries Due To The Purportedly Defective Design Of The ASR Hip Implant And That DePuy Failed To Warn The Public About The Significant Failure Rates Of These Devices. DePuy ASR Lawsuit News: [...]
A metal-on-metal version of DePuy Orthopaedic’s Pinnacle Hip Replacement System has been named in thousands of lawsuits filed by people who claim the all-metal hip implant is prone to premature failure. DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement lawsuits allege that the device can shed metal ions into surrounding tissue, leading to a type of [...]
If you have a metal-on-metal hip replacement, your health could be at risk! Metal-on-metal hip replacements, in which the ball and socket are made from a chromium and cobalt alloy, as well as other types of hip replacement implants with metal components, have raised significant safety concerns in recent years, as the [...]
Wright & Schulte LLC Agrees That Recent Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Recalls, Including DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Recall And Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Recall, Confirm That More Device Maker Accountability Is Needed For Defective Implants. Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Lawsuits: Wright & Schulte LLC, an experienced personal injury law firm representing plaintiffs in metal-on-metal hip implant lawsuits, [...]
As recently as 2010, it was estimated that as many as 1/3 of the 250,000 hip replacement surgeries performed each year in the U.S. involved the use of metal-on-metal hip replacements. It was believed that they would prove to be more durable than hip implants constructed of other materials. However, the U.S. Food & [...]
