Stryker hip suit isn’t completely preempted 
Published: February 3, 2012
Tags: FDA, hip replacement, Medical Device Amendments, preemption, product liability
Federal law regulating medical devices doesn’t completely preempt the claims of a plaintiff who alleged that a hip replacement product malfunctioned and caused him injury, the 5th Circuit has ruled.
Former baseball umpire settles suit over faulty hip replacement
Published: April 26, 2011
Tags: hip implants, hip replacement
Former Major League Baseball umpire Mark Hirschbeck, whose career ended when his artificial hip shattered, has agreed to settle a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the maker of the hip replacement.
More than $900 million set aside for DePuy suits
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 2, 2011
Tags: DePuy, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, hip replacement, hip replacement litigation, Johnson & Johnson, medical devices
To cover litigation costs – including the possibility of a settlement – DePuy hip replacement manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has set aside $922 million.
Artificial hip lawsuit is preempted
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 8, 2010
Tags: FDA, Food and Drug Administration, hip replacement, medical devices, preemption, Riegel v. Medtronic
The federal regulatory scheme for the approval of medical devices preempts a product liability suit alleging defects in an artificial hip component, a U.S. District Court in Texas has ruled in granting a dismissal.
Lawsuit filed over Depuy hip implant
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: June 23, 2010
Tags: DePuy cup, hip replacement
The first of what could be many lawsuits has been filed accusing DePuy Orthopaedics of marketing a defective hip replacement device and failing to warn physicians about its dangers.
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