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SETTLEMENTS COULD COST J&J AND ZIMMER $5 BILL

Forbes recently reported that the settlements related to the failing all-metal hip implants, which were implanted in nearly 500,000 patients, could reach close to $5 billion. Forbe's settlement estimate is based upon the assumption that, "the average cost to settle each all-metal hip replacement claim will be $169,000 [and] that the manufacturers will end up settling 30,000 claims."

OVER $80 MILLION PAID BY DEPUY AD ALLEGED KICKBACKS TO DOCTORS

DePuy Orthopedics has reportedly paid doctors and surgeons over $80 million in kickbacks for promoting DePuy devices. DePuy discloses doctor payments on the DePuy website and claims the payments are for consulting, research, or royalty payments. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a criminal complaint against DePuy, alleging improper kickbacks made to doctors for promoting DePuy products. DePuy paid a substantial fine and agreed to pay physicians only for appropriate and legitimate services.
 

UPDATE: DePuy Hip Lawsuits Transferred to Northern District of Ohio for National Coordination

December 3, 2010: A seven-judge Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation today transferred the Depuy Hip Replacement Litigation to Judge David A. Katz of the Northern District of Ohio. As you know, the Litigation involves the recall of ASR Hip Implant Devices manufactured by Depuy Orthopedics Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The hip devices were recalled after a National Joint Registry revealed that one in every eight people with these hip devices required a follow-up revision surgery. Close to 93,000 people have received the Depuy hip prosthesis.

Following the August 2010 hip recall, our office filed the first lawsuit in the United States. Recognizing the need to expedite this large case involving thousands of injured parties, our offices initiated the Motion to Transfer and coordinate the Depuy hip cases to streamline the process to the benefit of our clients. The granting of our Motion is a very significant and positive development that we are pleased to share with you.

We expect the transferee judge will very soon set a hearing for an initial status conference in the coordinated action.

 

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