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.

 
DePuy Hip Recall Legal Conference Announced

Leading lawyers and experts from around the country will gather on November 3, 2010 in Miami to discuss the Depuy Hip Recall Litigation ramifications and the medical issues surrounding the DePuy hip implant recall.

Topics to be discussed at the conference, relating to the recall, include an overview of DePuy - its place within the corporate structure of Johnson & Johnson, its own management structure, and its recalled product– as well as the damages incurred by the faulty hip implant, and possible settlements. The defective hip implant's impact upon individuals worldwide, the response litigation attorneys should have in handling such medical claims, and strategies for improving government response to these issues will also be topics of discussion.

The "DePuy Hip Recall" conference will be held at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.

Dana Taschner, the managing Attorney of Lanier Law Firm in Los Angeles, will be a faculty member at this national conference. Taschner, and other product liability attorneys, have been handling legal claims stemming from defective hip implants for nearly a decade, including the 2001 Sulzer Hip Implant Recall. At the conference, Mr. Taschner will address the status of Multidistrict Litigation involving the DePuy Hip Recall, including the legal cases against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson.

 
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