Thousands of plaintiffs who suffered complications from Johnson & Johnson’s metal-on-metal hip implants have agreed to a substantial settlement deal. The defendants agreed to pay roughly $1 billion to settle more than 95 percent of 6,000 product liability lawsuits. That total includes the payout from... Read More

After 46 attorney generals from states around the country filed claims against Johnson & Johnson regarding its DePuy hip implants, the embattled company agreed to a $120 million dollar settlement. Attorney General Letitia James of New York recently issued a statement announcing the consent judgment,... Read More

More than 3,000 product liability lawsuits are being resolved with settlement agreements. The claims were filed by plaintiffs who made allegations regarding Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Pinnacle hip replacements—a metal-on-metal implant linked to a risk of serious complications. A settlement is not an admission of... Read More

Six plaintiffs who filed a joint lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson regarding the defendants’ Pinnacle hip implant recently received notice that the federal judge presiding over the case had entered a judgment of $246.1 million in their favor. The plaintiffs had presented their case during... Read More

Early hip implant failure has plagued numerous manufacturers, leading to mass litigation against companies like DePuy, Stryker Corporation, Zimmer and Wright Medical. While advancements in artificial prosthetics have promised better mobility and fewer risks of complications, emerging research suggests that newer hip replacement designs are... Read More

In mid-November, a federal jury found in favor of the plaintiffs who brought suit against Johnson & Johnson over injuries related to the company’s Pinnacle hip implants. The implants are manufactured by J&J’s DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary. Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $247 to... Read More

A class action suit against DePuy International Ltd.’s Pinnacle Ultamet hip replacement was filed in mid-October in the United Kingdom. The suit, with more than 300 claimants, is one of the largest ever brought against a company there. DuPuy is a subsidiary of United States-based... Read More

Early last month, a Texas woman filed a product liability lawsuit against the maker of popular metal replacement hip components over injuries that she allegedly suffered after a hip replacement. The plaintiff was fitted with the Stryker Accolade and LFit v40 hip components, which were... Read More