Tag Archives: DePuy Orthopedics
DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Settlement offers $250,000 Base Award to Eligible Patients: Amount can be increased or reduced depending on certain factors
The multi-billion dollar settlement entered into by the DePuy Orthopedics unit of Johnson & Johnson will compensate affected individuals with $250,000 each to cover the costs of revision surgeries and other complications derived from the implant of a DePuy ASR hip replacement. These hip replacement models have been shown to fail at an unacceptably… Read More »
Multi-Billion Dollar Settlement Reached in DePuy Hip Replacement Product Litigation
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a multi-billion dollar settlement in products liability litigation brought against it regarding certain artificial hips developed by its DePuy Orthopedics unit. The metal-on-metal hip replacements failed at an unreasonable rate, requiring thousands of patients to undergo painful, risky revision surgeries. The settlement covers the nearly 8,000 patients who… Read More »
