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The Firm is investigating DePuy ASR hip lawsuits on behalf of individuals who experienced premature device failure, metallosis and other complications allegedly due to the recalled hip implant. New York, New York (PRWEB) February 10, 2013 Bernstein Liebhard LLP has launched a new DePuy ASR hip recall website to inform the public about potential complications associated with Johnson & Johnson’s recalled hip implant. The new website will also provide updates on the thousands of Depuy...

Evidence revealed during a U.S. trial involving a DePuy ASR hip lawsuit has raised serious questions regarding Johnson & Johnson’s assertions that it acted appropriately prior to the August 2010 recall. New York, New York (PRWEB) February 03, 2013 Two members of the British Parliament have called for a criminal inquiry into the DePuy ASR hip recall following revelations this week in the first-ever U.S. trial for an ASR lawsuit. According to a report from The Telegraph, MPs Andrew...

The Firm is currently investigating Biomet hip replacement lawsuits on behalf of individuals who suffered hip implant failure, metallosis and other complications allegedly due to the Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Replacement New York, New York (PRWEB) February 02, 2013 A total of 141 Biomet hip implant lawsuits are now pending in the multidistrict litigation underway in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to a Transfer Order dated January...

According to a report in The New York Times, an engineering report that has come to light during the first DePuy ASR trial demonstrates that DePuy Orthopaedics and parent company Johnson & Johnson failed to properly assess the risks of the metal-on-metal hip implant. The DePuy ASR, like other metal-on-metal hip implants was never clinically tested for safety or efficacy before it was implanted in over 90,000 patients. (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm...

Latest witness testimony in DePuy ASR hip trial reveals that the metal-on-metal hips were not subjected to adequate risk assessment before coming to market. New York, New York (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 The DePuy ASR hip recall lawyers at Bernstein Liebhard LLP continue to monitor the first trial involving a DePuy ASR lawsuit, now underway in Los Angeles Superior Court. According to the latest report from The New York Times, new testimony has revealed that the risks associated with the...

CRESSKILL, N.J., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that all-metal hip implants can cause soft tissue damage, and a week before trials are scheduled to begin, Johnson & Johnson (J & J) is said to be negotiating a potential $2 billion settlement with DePuy Hip Replacement System plaintiffs. The FDA urged surgeons to only recommend metal-on-metal hip implants - which can shed metal and damage surrounding bone and...

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, today announced several new additions to its executive management team to help guide the company's efforts as Amedica shifts the standard of care for interbody fusion devices toward proprietary Silicon Nitride (Si(3)N(4)) ceramic. Four strategic appointments, including a Senior Vice President of Market Development, Vice President of Marketing, a Senior Vice...

The national law firm of Anapol Schwartz applauds the article in the New England Journal of Medicine that reveals serious flaws in the 510(k) approval process for metal-on-metal hip implants. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) January 28, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory pathway known as the 510(k) process has allowed dangerous devices to reach and potentially injure thousands of people before adequate testing showed the products’ dangers, according to a recent...

Bernstein Liebhard LLP is currently investigating DePuy ASR hip lawsuits on behalf of individuals who suffered metallosis, early hip implant failure and other complications, allegedly due to the recalled hip implant. New York, New York (PRWEB) January 27, 2013 A status conference was held January 10th, 2013, for the thousands of DePuy ASR hip lawsuits pending in a multidistrict litigation in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to an...

Bernstein Liebhard LLP is currently investigating lawsuits on behalf of individuals allegedly suffering from DePuy Pinnacle complications. New York, NY (PRWEB) January 27, 2013 A new Explant Preservation Order has been issued which applies to the thousands of DePuy Pinnacle hip lawsuits currently pending in a multidistrict litigation in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. The Order, dated January 23, 2013, sets forth protocols for the...