New DePuy Metal Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed Over Severe Side Effects
By Andrea Gressman
On September 25th, 2012 a new DePuy hip implant lawsuit was filed against DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson. According to the DePuy hip implant lawsuit, Mississippi resident Charlie Tyler claims he experienced severe complications from the DePuy Pinnacle hip implants he received. The DePuy hip implant lawsuit was filed in Texas Northern District Court and is referred to as case no. 3:2012cv03877.
Additional Details Regarding This New DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit
In the DePuy hip implant lawsuit the plaintiff alleges that he received the DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip implant device in 2007 in his left hip only. He then received the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant device in his right hip a few months after the first implant. After receiving the metal on metal hip implants, he was started experiencing a number of side effects. One of which was difficulty in walking as well as a significant amount of pain. These side effects have been reported in the DePuy hip implant lawsuit to be potentially permanent in nature.
Over 900 DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuits Filed Against Johnson & Johnson Lead to MDL Consolidation
Johnson & Johnson is currently facing over 900 DePuy hip implant lawsuits. These DePuy hip implant lawsuits claim that the metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip implant device is defective. Due to this defective design, a recall was issued in August of 2010 for the DePuy ASR hip implant. There has been a DePuy hip implant lawsuit MDL established in order to make the legal process as efficient as possible.
It was reported in a BusinessWeek article published on August 21, 2012 that Johnson & Johnson settled three DePuy hip implant lawsuits for $600,000. It is estimated that these initial settlements will set the tone for future DePuy hip implant lawsuits. If you, or some you love, feel you have a DePuy hip implant lawsuit, you need to file it right away in order to receive your own settlement.
How to File a DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit
If you have experienced one or more of the adverse side effects due to a DePuy hip implant it is important to visit the J&J DePuy ASR, Pinnacle Metal Hip Replacement Implant Class Action Lawsuit Investigation page. Simply provide your information and you will receive a free consultation from a DePuy lawsuit lawyer. There are currently DePuy lawsuit attorneys standing by ready to investigate the following DePuy side effects: failure of the metal on metal hip implant requiring early replacement, a dislocated hip, leaking of toxic substances in your bloodstream from your hip implant like chromium or cobalt, cancer, degenerative heart disease or cardiomyopathy, loss of bone strength or structure which can result in bone fractures, tissue death for any tissue surrounding the implant, non-cancerous tumors or pseudotumors around the hip implant, cobalt poisoning, and metallosis or metal poisoning due to chromium or cobalt particles from the hip implant leaking into nearby tissue or the patient’s bloodstream.
Updated November 13th, 2012
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