LAWYERS SET TO EARN $1 BILLION IN DEPUY ASR DEAL (Orthopedics This Week)
Lawyers representing over 8,000 plaintiffs in DePuy ASR hip lawsuits are recommending that their clients accept Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) $2.5 billion settlement offer.
For good reason. According to a November 25, 2013 New York Times article by Barry Meier, the lawyers stand to earn almost $1 billion.
Those lawyers have publicly praised the deal and described it as an “innovative plan” that will compensate patients who had to have hip revision surgery. After the lawyers’ fees, Meier reported that patients will get...
