After tackling defective hip implants over the past 15 years, another implant manufacturer is under the gun. Affected patients are filing lawsuits against Synovo Total Hip Replacement System (THS). The lawsuits claim that the Synovo THS uses modified components that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved.…
Metal Hip Failure and Metallosis. Many metal on metal hip replacement systems and metal hip components that were implanted have been linked to high premature failure rates and other severe complications. These metal on metal hip designs were touted to last over 20 years and provide greater mobility and patient…
Zimmer Hip M/L Taper failure Lawsuits. Sadly, many metal on metal hip replacement systems and hip parts that were implanted in recent years have been associated with high failure rates and other serious complications. Zimmer Hip M/L Taper failure Lawsuits. Zimmer is exposed to many lawsuits over the combination of the…
Failing Smith Nephew Birmingham Hip Lawsuits gaining traction. As the U.S. population continues to age, degenerative hip joint disease from a variety of causes has become more common-place. Orthopedic doctors and hip implant companies over the past several decades of trial and error have developed metal hip designs that were…
Smith & Nephew Metal Hip Implant Injury Update. As another anniversary date of the earth’s rotation around the Sun has passed, comes timely news regarding the product liability metal hip lawsuits against Smith & Nephew. Smith & Nephew Metal Hip Implant Injury Update. Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip failure linked…
J&J DePuy Pinnacle Metal Hip. On the heels of the latest plaintiff multi-million dollar DePuy hip trial verdict, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the world’s largest pharmaceutical company and medical device maker, and its DePuy subsidiary were back in federal court again. J&J DePuy Pinnacle Metal Hip. J&J and its DePuy…
J&J DePuy Hammered in Latest Pinnacle Metal Hip Verdict. Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy have been hit again in the latest Texas DePuy Pinnacle hip implant case to go to trial. Johnson & Johnson, and its DePuy subsidiary are under fire over allegations involving its Pinnacle/Ultamet line of…
Birmingham Hip Implant Resurfacing Lawsuit News. Over the past ten years, metal on metal (MOM) hip implants have been under fire over their increased risk of premature failure and serious complications of metal poisoning and localized hip soft tissue reactions causing pseudotumors. Birmingham Hip Implant Resurfacing Lawsuit News. Smith &…
Smith & Nephew hip lawsuit settlement. Over the past ten years, metal on metal (MOM) hip implants have been criticized over their increased risk of premature failure and another serious complication known as metallosis. Smith & Nephew hip lawsuit settlement. Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip failure linked to design defect…
California Stryker LFIT V40 Hip Implant Failure. Larry Schneider from California recently filed a product liability and personal injury claim in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. California Stryker LFIT V40 Hip Implant Failure. Stryker LFIT V40 Hip Implants under fire over its line of metal hip…