A Louisiana resident and her spouse have filed a Stryker hip lawsuit against Howmedica Osteonics, doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics. Glenda O’Chery and David O’Chery demand a jury trial and compensation in excess of $75,000 for what the lawsuit describes as life-threatening injuries. The plaintiff... Read More

Gary Kline, a California resident, had filed a Zimmer hip lawsuit claiming that the defendants’ Durom Cup implant had left him permanently disabled. A Los Angeles jury recently agreed with Kline and ordered Zimmer to pay $9.2 million to the plaintiff. The jury award is... Read More

In an unlikely show of bipartisan support, the House has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which may soon become law. The Act will funnel more than $8 billion into advanced medical research to help expedite new drug development and get life-saving treatments and devices to... Read More

In early June, the first Wright hip failure lawsuit to go to trial ended with a $4.5 million jury award. The trial took place in Los Angeles and was brought by plaintiff Alan Warner, who claimed that his Wright Profemur R hip replacement broke just... Read More

A North Valley Stream, NY couple has filed a DePuy hip lawsuit, claiming the wife received a defective implant. Helen Goldmann and her husband Robert seek recovery for her bodily injuries, lost wages, physical and mental pain, past and future medical expenses, past and future... Read More

The federal judge presiding over all Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits has issued an order mandating that each plaintiff who undergoes surgery to correct an allegedly defective hip implant must file notice with the court. In Pretrial Order No. 26, issued on April 17, United States District... Read More

In yet another addition to the Stryker hip multi-district litigation (MDL), a Washington resident has asserted his metal-on-metal hip implant caused severe injury, resulting in economic loss and personal injury. The complaint, which was filed on March 18, 2015, is one of thousands alleging a... Read More

An additional 1,400 claims will be added to a DePuy hip settlement agreement reached in late 2013. As the number of the company’s ASR hip replacements continue to fail and require patients to undergo premature revision surgery, the manufacturer has agreed to include ASR implants... Read More