Pinnacle Hip Lawsuit Update

In may 2019 the company agreed to pay a settlement amount of roughly 1 billion to resolve nearly 6 000 pinnacle hip cases.

Pinnacle hip lawsuit update.

Daniel gala j j quarterly filing confirms depuy pinnacle hip settlement silent on terms during the first quarter of 2019 depuy sic established a united states settlement to resolve these cases. Pinnacle hip implant products liability litigation 11 md 2244 u s district court northern district of texas dallas. A federal judge will ask the us attorneys office and the federal bureau of investigations fbi to question witnesses regarding potential witness tampering in an ongoing depuy pinnacle trial. May 2 2019 author.

January 29 2019 the long outstanding depuy pinnacle hip cases are undergoing a re trial in a texas court room. Depuy a subsidiary of johnson and johnson has been sued along with j j for their metal on metal pinnacle hip devices which release cobalt and chromium metals in a. The roughly 1 billion settlement will be distributed among plaintiffs who had to have their hip implant surgically removed after experiencing severe side effects because of the device. The lawsuit was filed by west virginia attorney general patrick morrisey.

The company continues to defend itself in a federal appeals court against a 1 billion verdict from an earlier pinnacle hip replacement lawsuit as well. Depuy asr and pinnacle hip lawsuits allege the devices caused serious complications that required revision surgery. Depuy orthopaedics inc pinnacle hip implant products liability litigation 3 11 md 02244 k. News lawyers suing over depuy s pinnacle hip implant set to receive 245m in a march 5 order a federal judge approved a special master s report allocating fees and costs to more than 40 law firms.

Depuy pinnacle hip lawsuits undergoing a re trial. Depuy hip lawsuit news update. Updates with broader. Johnson johnson has only won of the bellwether trials but they have refused to appropriately settle these cases.

The pinnacle case is in re depuy orthopaedics inc. Depuy pinnacle hip lawsuit update. In may 2020 johnson johnson agreed to a 3 9 million settlement related to unlawful marketing practices. In a depuy pinnacle lawsuit update johnson johnson agreed to settle nearly 6 000 hip replacement cases against their subsidiary depuy orthopaedics last month.

In over 10 000 lawsuits plaintiffs from across the country say the metal on metal hip replacement system causes severe and debilitating. Depuy hip lawsuit news update.