Stryker Corp. agreed recently this month to pay more than $1 billion to settle lawsuits over thousands of hip implants recalled in 2012 after patients complained of early hip implant failure, pain, and metal debris causing metallosis from the devices. Stryker Settlement Details Stryker will pay a base amount of…
For those patients who have been implanted with either a Stryker Rejuvenate or ABG II artificial hipmetal implant, I have an important update to share regarding the status of the defective hip product liability lawsuits and the Stryker hip litigation in general. What is Stryker Rejuvenate Hip? The Stryker Rejuvenate…
DePuy Orthopaedics is exposed to several thousand DePuy Pinnacle hip lawsuits, which allege defective metal hip design and early failure of the implant. The first federal bellwether trials for the metal-on-metal hip replacement system are set to begin in September 2014, in the Northern District of Texas in Dallas. Amost…
According to the U.S. federal court where the Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits have been consolidated, the cases in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) will be ready for trial during the summer of 2015. Stryker Rejuvenate cases, are heading to early trial dates, known as “bellwether” trials, which helps the parties determine…
Biomet Orthopedics the manufacturer of a line of metal on metal hips, announced a global settlement late yesterday, involving the hundreds of defective hip claims. The agreement settles Biomet M2a Magnum hip lawsuits brought in the federal court system. Biomet agreed to pay $56 million to resolve lawsuits alleging that…
Great news for those folks injured by a Stryker Rejuvenate metal hip implant. In a New Jersey state court Stryker Rejuvenate lawsuit case, an agreement has been reached to settle at least one more recalled Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuit. Recently five out of the eight cases scheduled for court-ordered mediation…
Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits are on a fast track in New Jersey state court, with a court mandated mediation program in place to try and reach a settlement. More than 430 defective hip product liability Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip stems lawsuits are centralized in the Superior Court for…