DePuy Hip Implant Complications May be Due to Wrong Sizes, British Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit filed in the United Kingdom alleges that faulty measuring may have caused complications in patients receiving the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant, Tech Times reports. The case, which was filed at the High Court, showed that DePuy Synthes identified an “error in measuring technique” at a plant reportedly based in … [Read more...]
DePuy marketing boss tells jurors ASR hip implant is safe
The head of marketing at DePuy Orthopaedics assured one of his subordinates who expressed concerns over the safety of the company's ASR metal-on-metal hip implant that the company was on top of the matter and the product he was pitching was safe. In fact, Randall Kilburn did such a good job of convincing then-hip implant marketing … [Read more...]
First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Hearing Convened
The first hearing for federal DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuits was held earlier this week. The status conference was convened to determine which defective medical device lawyers would serve on the plaintiffs' steering committee for the DePuy hip implant multidistrict litigation. Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopaedics unit issued … [Read more...]
