Plaintiffs Eric and Ruth G. have filed a DePuy ASR hip revision lawsuit in Ohio federal court, which joins growing multidistrict litigation (MDL) against the company. The lawsuit was filed on March 21, 2018.

According to the DePuy ASR hip revision lawsuit, Eric and Ruth are residents and citizens of the state of Colorado. Ruth filed the lawsuit claiming damages as a result of loss of consortium.

Eric claims damages for severe injuries he suffered and economic loss, the lawsuit states. He says that he was implanted with the DePuy ASR artificial hip system in both his right and left hip on Oct. 23, 2006.

However, he claims he underwent a revision arthroplasty in his left hip on March 5, 2018. During the revision arthroplasty, the device was removed. He also has a tentative date to remove the device from his right hip in June.

Some of the adverse effects he claims to have suffered included high levels of cobalt and chromium levels. He also allegedly developed and suffered from metallosis and neurological and medical conditions, the lawsuit states.

According to the DePuy ASR hip revision lawsuit, some of the adverse effects and injuries suffered include: “pain, suffering, disability, physical impairment, disfigurement, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, as well as medical bills and expenses for treatment, therapy, rehabilitation, and other direct and consequential economic loss.”

The DePuy ASR hip revision lawsuit was filed on multiple counts of negligence, negligence per se, defective design, manufacturing defect, failure to warn, breach of express warranty, breach of warranty as to merchantability, breach of implied warranty, fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentation, fraud and deceit, Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Under State Law, among others.

The plaintiffs demand a trial by jury.

Overview: DePuy ASR Hip Revision

There has been a high volume of litigation surrounding the popular ASR hip implant, with settlement amounts of $4.4 billion and more than 9,000 lawsuits filed between 2013 and 2015. Some of the reasons people have filed DePuy hip implant lawsuits have included revision surgery, metal poisoning or metallosis, and dislocation.

If you were implanted with a DePuy ASR hip implant and suffered some of the following adverse effects, you may have a legal claim:

• Cobalt poisoning
• Pseudotumors or non-cancerous tumors surrounding the hip implant
• Metal poisoning or metallosis that includes the presence of chromium or cobalt particles in the bloodstream or surrounding tissue
• Death of tissue
• The result of bone fractures from bone strength loss or structure
• Cancer
• Cardiomyopathy or Degenerative Heart Disease
• Hip Dislocation
• Metal hip implant failure resulting in early hip replacement surgery

A voluntary recall of ASR hip implant devices was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 24, 2010. The recall affected 93,000 devices worldwide, and 37,000 devices here in the U.S. According to 2010 UK data from an independent national registry, 13 percent of patients implanted with an ASR total hip replacement system will be required to undergo revision surgery.

The DePuy ASR Hip Revision Lawsuit is Case No. 1:18-dp-20021-JJH, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division.