Stryker settles the first 4 hip-implant lawsuits, 600 more are in the queue

Stryker Corp. settles first batch of hip-implant lawsuits (NorthJersey.com)
Four patients who claimed to have received defective hip implants from Stryker Corp.  (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) have settled their claim with the Mahwah-based medical-device manufacturer for an undisclosed amount of money, lawyers involved in the case said Tuesday.
The four lawsuits are the first to be settled since Stryker was first sued last year by patients who contend they received hip implants based on a promise that the artificial parts would last for decades, but that the implants failed in less...