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Johnson & Johnson Resolves Hip Implant Lawsuits for $1 Billion Dollars
June 3, 2019. By Jane Mundy.
Dallas, TX: Johnson & Johnson has come up with $1 billion dollars to settle as many as 95 percent of the 6,000 lawsuits filed by patients who needed to have metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip implant devices removed due to severe pain. This amount includes a prior settlement for over $400 million.
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$247M Verdict for Plaintiffs In DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Trial
November 16, 2017. By Lucy Campbell.
Dallas, TX: A $247 million verdict has been awarded against the maker of DePuy’s Pinnacle line of metal-on-metal hip implants, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc, and its parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J), with $90 million in punitive damages against J&J and $78 million in punitive damages against DePuy. The settlement is the third, consecutive multi-million dollar verdict delivered in this multidistrict litigation.
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The FDA Shortcut to a Hip Replacement Lawsuit
February 22, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Bergen, NJ: It was back in 2008 that Hip Replacement Implant Failure caught up with Zimmer, when its Alumina Ceramic Femoral Head component was subject to a Class 2 recall by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the official recall posting, Zimmer stated the reason for the recall: “When used with cobalt/chromium hip stems, the average test values for ceramic head bursting falls below the guidance document limits if the taper is made by casting instead of by forging.”
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Story of Failed DePuy Hip Replacement Devices “Shocking” says Lawyer
January 4, 2017. By Brenda Craig.
New York, NY Truth remains supreme in the courtrooms of America and the facts revealed in the recent litigation against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. tell a “shocking” story of “fraud and conspiracy”, says attorney Jayne Conroy from the firm of Simmons Hanly Conroy of New York.
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DePuy Pinnacle Plaintiff Received Hip Replacement at 16, Says “Life Ruined”
December 8, 2016. By Gordon Gibb.
Dublin, IRELAND: While the $1 billion-plus DePuy Pinnacle bellwether verdict continues to be the source for much water cooler chatter and speculation regarding the potential outcome of future trials, lost in the conversation is the impact the allegedly defective devices are having on DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement patients.
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$1B DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Verdict Against J&J
December 2, 2016. By Lucy Campbell.
Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Dallas has awarded $1 billion to six plaintiffs who are suing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) alleging the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant made by the company’s subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., was defective and has caused them adverse health effects and subsequent surgeries to remove the device.
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America’s Hip Implant Failure Crisis
April 17, 2015. By Brenda Craig.
Pensacola, FL Attorney Ben Gordon, who has more than a decade of experience litigating against defective hip implant manufacturers, has some harsh words for the industry.
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Following Suit: Defective Hip Lawsuit Updates
August 6, 2014. By Jane Mundy.
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Thousands of defective hip lawsuits have been settled and thousands more are still pending nationwide against Zimmer (which recently purchased Biomet), DePuy, Stryker, Wright Medical and other medical device companies that sold metal-on-metal hip implants. Many defective hip replacement lawsuits now allege hip failure caused by metal cobalt and chromium damaging tissues in the hip area. There are differing failure rates depending upon the manufacturer. As of early 2014, the Biomet hip replacement appears to have the lowest failure rate, while the DePuy ASR ranks the highest failure rate.
Pinnacle Hip Gone for Good - but It’s Not a DePuy Pinnacle Recall
August 13, 2013. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC This is the month that DePuy Pinnacle manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will be pulling metal-on-metal DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement components and other products based on the same materials from distribution after announcing in May that it’s giving up on the troublesome products.
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Stryker Rejuvenate and other Hip Implants: Lawsuit Update
August 10, 2012. By Jane Mundy.
New York, NY Many people who suffered pain and inflammation from their Stryker Rejuvenate hip device sought legal help, but may have been turned away because it wasn’t a metal-on-metal hip implant. Attorneys are now accepting claims against Stryker.
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- DePuy Pinnacle Conundrum: Revision Surgery or Lifetime Pain? By Jane Mundy (Aug-3-12)
- Lawmakers Seek Further Investigation into DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement By Charles Benson (Oct-15-11)
- Metal-on-Metal Devices Such as DePuy Pinnacle Failing at Alarming Rate By Heidi Turner (Sep-27-11)
- DePuy Pinnacle Ultamet Among Metal-On-Metal Hip Devices Under Scrutiny By Heidi Turner (Sep-16-11)
- Complaints Increasing Over DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement By Charles Benson (Sep-3-11)
- DePuy Pinnacle Complaints: Are Metal-on-Metal Devices Too Risky? By Heidi Turner (Aug-24-11)
- DePuy Pinnacle Lawsuits Reportedly Consolidated By Heidi Turner (Aug-14-11)
- Will the DePuy Pinnacle Bring the Next Wave of Lawsuits? By Heidi Turner (Jul-21-11)
- New Wave of DePuy Pinnacle Lawsuits Being Filed across the Country By Charles Benson (Jul-14-11)
- Surgeon: "I Was a DePuy Guy" By Gordon Gibb (Jul-3-11)
- DePuy Pinnacle: New Device Approved By Heidi Turner (Jun-25-11)
- California Man Suffers from DePuy Orthopaedics Hip Implant By Charles Benson (Jun-14-11)
- Woman Suffers the Pinnacle of Pain with DePuy Pinnacle By Gordon Gibb (Jun-2-11)
- DePuy Pinnacle Lawsuits Reportedly Consolidated By Heidi Turner (May-26-11)
- FDA Seeks More Information on DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement By Charles Benson (May-21-11)
- Will the DePuy Pinnacle Go the Way of the DePuy ASR? By Heidi Turner (May-18-11)
- Day of Reckoning Approaching for Pinnacle MDL By Gordon Gibb (May-9-11)
- Pennsylvania Couple Sues Over Failed DePuy Pinnacle By Gordon Gibb (Mar-27-11)
- One Man's Battle with a DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement By Gordon Gibb (Jan-23-11)