Nearly $500M Verdict Returned Over J&J DePuy Pinnacle Metal Hip Trial
Bellwether Trial Brought Against Johnson & Johnson DePuy Pinnacle. A jury just found in favor of five individuals who allege that the DePuy Orthopaedics Pinnacle metal hip device failed and led to significant damage. The case was the second bellwether trial brought against Johnson & Johnson and ended with a massive $500 million … [Read more...]
Family Alleges Mother’s Fatal Brain Cancer Due to Hip Implant
Company is facing mounting litigation over its Infuse bone growth product. Medtronic's reported net earnings fell 54 percent in the fourth quarter which ended on April 25, 2014, RTT News reports. The drop in earnings includes the company's Infuse product liability settlement as well as a one-time, non-cash $746 million pre-tax … [Read more...]
Biomet, Agrees to $56 Million Metal Hip Device Settlement
The settlement resolves an MDL that was organized in Indiana and involving two Biomet metal hip device implants. Medical device maker, Biomet Inc., agreed to a settlement over a multidistrict litigation (MDL) that involves two of its metal-on-metal hip devices. The settlement amount is for at least $56 million. The federal judge … [Read more...]
Biomet Hid Dangers of M2a Magnum
Metal-on-Metal Hip Revision Surgery. An Illinois woman is the latest person in the U.S. to claim that the Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant is defective, that the manufacturer knew it, and that she’s been forced to undergo a painful and costly revision surgery to replace it. This is the latest lawsuit to allege that a metal-on-metal … [Read more...]
