Federal Trial over DePuy ASR Hip Implants Set to Start Next Week (OrthoSpineNews)
The first federal trial over DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.’s metal-on-metal hip replacement device, is set to begin on September 9 in Cleveland. These product liability lawsuits involve the DePuy ASR Metal on Metal hips, which were recalled in August 2010.
The New York plaintiff alleges to have a dislocated hip and was forced to undergo surgery to remove her ASR XL hip implant. This New York case, will be the first bellwether trial of nearly 8,000 cases coordinated in multidistrict litigation before U.S. District Judge...
