Depuy ASR Hip Recall Sends Thousands Back Into Surgery

In August 2010, Depuy Orthopedics - a branch of ailing pharmaceutical and healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson - announced a worldwide recall of its popular hip replacement devices. As many as 93,000 people around the world may be affected by... Read more

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Australian Joins DePuy ASR Hip Recall Class Action Lawsuit

Sixty-six-year-old Bob Lugton of Brisbane, Australia recently became the first Aussie to join the Depuy Class Action Lawsuit i nthe United States. In August of 2010, Johnson & Johnson’s Depuy Orthopedics initiated a recall of two models of the company’s... Read more

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Depuy Hip Replacement Recalled

If you have a Depuy ASR XL Acetabular System for Total Hip Replacement (ASR Hip System), this is important news. Depuy Orthopedics, a Johnson and Johnson division, recently issued a global recall of the ASR Hip System, stating startling failure... Read more

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DePuy Recall Costs Could Exceed €100 Million in Ireland Alone

The recent voluntary worldwide recall of DePuy's ASR hip-resurfacing system and its ASR hip Acetabular system has 3,500 patients in Ireland wondering about their next move. If all 3,500 people require corrective surgery to remove and replace the recalled hip... Read more

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DePuy Hip Recall Continues To Patients’ Dismay

We recently reported on Johnson & Johnson’s worldwide recall of DePuy ASR hip replacements. Since the report, a number of articles have mentioned an increasing incidence of lawsuits against the company. The recall began after the National Joint Registry of... Read more

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Defective Medical Devices

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$25,900,000

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