New DePuy Metal Hip Implant Lawsuit Joins DePuy ASR MDL

By Sarah Mirando | September 4, 2012

Category: Pharmaceuticals

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New DePuy Metal Hip Implant Lawsuit Joins DePuy ASR MDL

By Sarah Pierce

A new DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit has been filed against DePuy Orthopaedics and Johnson & Johnson alleging the companies failed to warn the Plaintiff or the public about the severe side effects of metal-on-metal hip implants like the DePuy ASR. The Plaintiff claims he suffered severe side effects from the ASR hip implant, which was recalled in August 2010 due to its high failure rate. Had he known these risks, he never would have used a metal hip replacement and would have avoided the injuries he suffered.

Thousands of DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuits have been filed since the 2010 DePuy ASR hip implant recall. The majority of these hip replacement lawsuits have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, where the DePuy ASR multidistrict litigation (MDL) is being held. Victims of DePuy ASR hip implant injuries are urged to speak with a metal hip implant injury attorney to see if they qualify to join the DePuy ASR lawsuit MDL and seek compensation for their injuries.

The Plaintiff alleges in the DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit, filed August 23, 2012, that he received a DePuy ASR hip replacement in his left hip in July 2007. Thereafter, he experienced several severe side effects of the metal-on-metal hip implant, including pain and weakness in his left hip and leg. The DePuy ASR lawsuit alleges these symptoms were caused by the metal hip implant, which has been linked to numerous side effects, including metal poisoning (metallosis), cancer, chronic pain, swelling, tissue and bone damage, degenerative heart disease, non-cancerous tumors surrounding the hip implant site, and more.

According to the Plaintiff’s metal hip implant attorney, the Plaintiff would not have suffered these DePuy ASR metal hip implant side effects if DePuy and Johnson & Johnson had adequately warned the public about the risks of using all-metal replacement hips. The Plaintiff was not aware of the dangers of using a metal-on-metal hip replacement hip like the DePuy ASR until it was recalled in August 2010 — three years after he had it implanted. His DePuy ASR recall lawsuit is seeking compensation and compensatory damages for the pain and suffering he endured, as well as for emotional distress, economic loss and punitive damages.

DePuy ASR Recall Lawsuits Grow to 8,000

DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, recalled the DePuy ASR hip implant after data revealed a failure rate as high as 13% (1 in every 8 patients) within five years of implantation. By then, nearly 93,000 units had been distributed around the world, putting thousands of patients at risk for severe complications.

Since the DePuy ASR recall, new research has emerged showing that metal hip implants fail far more prematurely than other types of hip implants that aren’t made of metal. According to a March 2012 study in the Lancet, metal-on-metal hip implants fail at a rate of 6% in five years — three times more than plastic and ceramic hip implants. In July 2012, a study in Orthopedics journal revealed that 92% of metal hip replacement failures occurred within three years, requiring revision surgery to correct acetabular loosening.

All of this research has bolstered claims made in thousands of metal-on-metal hip implant lawsuits filed by patients across the country. Johnson & Johnson and DePuy face more than 8,000 DePuy ASR lawsuits alone, but other leading manufacturers of metal hip replacement systems like Biomet, Wright Medical Technology and others are also facing metal hip replacement lawsuits. Just recently, in August 2012, Johnson & Johnson reached the first DePuy ASR lawsuit settlements, agreeing to pay three Plaintiffs a combined $600,000 in compensation. The DePuy ASR settlements were reached ahead of their trial, showing J&J is prepared to settle with Plaintiffs.

If you received a DePuy ASR hip implant and suffered side effects such as metallosis, tissue damage, bone fractures, cancer, pseudotumors, degenerative heart disease, cardiomyopathy, dislocated hip, acetabular loosening, revision surgery or other metal hip implant side effects, you must quickly act to join the DePuy ASR lawsuit MDL.

Visit the DePuy ASR Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Class Action Lawsuit Investigation to submit your claims of injuries for a free legal consultation from a qualified hip implant injury attorney. Your case will be reviewed for free and information provided on if you qualify to seek compensation through a DePuy ASR lawsuit, metal hip implant lawsuit or DePuy ASR class action lawsuit settlement. Don’t delay — metal hip implant lawsuit settlements are being awarded now!

Updated September 4th, 2012

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