Articles Posted in Artificial Hip

I received a court filing from the Depuy ASR multidistrict litigation last week, and it reminded me to caution you about the serious financial threat you can face when dealing with artificial hip failures and hip litigation (and of course, other medical device failures like artificial knees and transvaginal mesh). Sadly, this threat comes from…

In Part 1, we began to look at some of the factors you should consider before you decide to accept a settlement from Depuy or not. Now let’s dig a little deeper . . . Two Recent Depuy ASR Jury Verdicts As the Depuy ASR Hip Settlement was being negotiated, two cases involving the alleged…

In this post, we will look at the decisions a person must make when faced with a master settlement offer like the recent one in the Depuy ASR hip litigation. Of course, the deadlines have passed in the two settlement agreements involving the Depuy ASR hip systems, but the analysis below remains important, and of…

All right, today we drill down a bit on a rather tedious subject: civil procedure. I need to explain how your artificial hip case may start in your local state court or nearby federal court but then wind up in a federal court hundreds of miles away. It may seem random and chaotic, but with…

In this third and final part, my Client describes the agony she endured following the first revision surgery and how, in desperation, she made the decision to undergo a second revision surgery, her third hip surgery in six years. Part 3 First Revision Surgery “Extremely Difficult” My recovery from the first revision surgery had been…

A former client describes the difficulties she endured following the implantation of the Depuy ASR Hip and her two. The following is the second of a three-part series: Part 2 An Active Mother of Four In March 2008, I was an active, athletic, busy, single mother of four. I was fifty-four years old. I just…

Today I turn over the Medical Device Law News blog to a former client of mine who has written a moving narrative about the difficulties she endured following the implantation of the Depuy ASR Hip and her two revision surgeries. The following is the first of a three-part series: Part 1 My ordeal began in…

Let’s face it, most attorneys (in fact, most everyone in any profession) sound impressive on their websites. In much the same way as people craft positive, happy versions of themselves on Facebook and Instagram, attorneys usually present a shiny version of themselves on their law firm websites. Often these websites list notable accomplishments. I don’t…

The following jury verdicts have been handed down in trials over failed artificial hips in 2015: Smith v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., et al., (Oklahoma District Court, Tulsa County). Jury Award: $2,500,000.00 for Plaintiff Andrea Smith. Date of Jury Verdict: February 12, 2015 This case is intriguing because the Plaintiff was a woman who had the…

Those who have suffered from a failed artificial hip, have undergone a revision surgery (or even more than one), and now contemplate taking legal action against the manufacturer, often ask what kinds of money judgments plaintiffs have received from juries across the country. I have collected a representative sample of jury verdicts over the last…