Stryker Rejuvenate & ABG II Lawsuits Consolidated in Multidistrict Litigation
U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank will be overseeing all federal lawsuits against Stryker Orthopaedics alleging injuries and permanent disability from the recalled Rejuvenate and ABG II hip replacements. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has agreed to transfer almost 50 cases to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota for coordinated pretrial proceedings. The newly established… Read more »
First Trials in Zimmer NexGen MDL Slated for 2015
2015 seems a long time away for injured patients involved in Zimmer knee litigation. Sometime that year, the first federally coordinated NexGen knee replacement cases will go to trial to see how jurors respond to evidence and testimony presented. The products liability multidistrict litigation, which was established in August 2011, was created to help expedite pre-trial processes while conserving judicial… Read more »
$8.3 Million DePuy Hip Lawsuit Verdict Upheld
A judge in California upheld an $8.3 million jury verdict against DePuy Orthopaedics, denying the company’s appeal and ruling that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to justify the jury’s finding of fault. The jury had found DePuy liable for manufacturing a defective product, the DePuy ASR hip replacement system, and breaching its duty to warn doctors and patients… Read more »
BP Oil Spill Victims Benefit from Pre Settlement Loans
According to a recent article in the New Orleans Times-Picayne, the Deepwater Horizon Claims Center has now paid out more than $2 billion to businesses and individuals who suffered financially following the BP oil spill of 2010. The Claims Center has been charged with presiding over the multibillion-dollar settlement between British Petroleum and private plaintiffs, and has sent offers tallying… Read more »
Mirena Class Action Lawsuit Proposal Filed in Canada
On April 23, 2013, a woman in Halifax, Nova Scotia filed a suit on behalf of herself and other Canadian women who have been injured by Bayer Corporation’s Mirena IUD. The suit claims that the Mirena IUD is more likely to cause uterine perforation than other forms of birth control, and that Bayer is consistently understating its risks. The plaintiff… Read more »
