Filed the first metal on metal hip lawsuit in the united states so we have a long history in this type of litigation.
Metal on metal hip lawsuit.
They were supposed to be more durable but lawsuits claim the devices shed microscopic amounts of chromium cobalt or other metals into the body.
Many metal on metal hip replacement lawsuits have been merged into something known as multidistrict litigation or mdls.
According to complaints the design flaw caused a condition called metallosis which destroys bone muscle and other tissue.
The judicial panel on multidistrict litigation has consolidated all depuy metal hip lawsuits to the northern district of texas under u s.
However there are strict limits on when you can file a claim.
The litigation is officially known as mdl 2244 in re.
Thousands of metal on metal hip replacement lawsuits have been filed claiming that the manufacturers failed to research the design or warn about a large number of implants that were failing within a few years and requiring risky revision surgery.
District judge james e.
Depuy orthopaedics inc pinnacle hip implant products liability litigation.
We represent clients against nearly every metal on metal hip manufacturer in the orthopedic industry.
Most large hip replacement actions involve metal on metal designs.
Thousands of metal on metal hip injury lawsuits have already been filed in courts across the country.
In an mdl similar cases are consolidated to be tried in a single district court before one judge.