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DePuy ASR Hip Settlement
In November 2013 Johnson & Johnson announced a $2.5 billion settlement agreement for patients with their recalled DePuy ASR hip implants. However, the settlement only applies to people who had a revision surgery BEFORE January 31, 2015. This settlement leaves out patients who have NOT had a revision surgery yet.
Johnson & Johnson issued a worldwide recall of their DePuy ASR Hip Replacement system as of August 2010.
Johnson & Johnson is directing people who don’t qualify for the settlement to work through Broadspire to cover their medical expenses, but this is NOT the same as a settlement process. In fact, the information you give to Broadspire could hurt your case in court.
Thousands of DePuy ASR hip patients face an uncertain medical future. Here are the steps you can take right now to protect your rights if you currently have a DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement.
What Should I do Right Now?
- Hire an Attorney Now. You need an experienced product liability attorney to represent you immediately.
- Don’t wait. By law, you only have a limited period of time to file your case. Even if you haven’t had revision surgery to replace the recalled ASR hip implant, you may still be able to file a case in court to protect your rights.
- Don’t sign anything at all. First, consult with a metal-on-metal hip replacement recall lawyer. Otherwise, you could sign away important rights.
- No Symptoms? You should still talk to your orthopedic surgeon, internist, and a knowledgeable attorney because you may have other hidden problems from the defective hip, such as cobalt-chromium metal poisoning in your bloodstream or in the tissue around your hip.
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In recently disclosed internal emails, Depuy upper management bragged about revision sales being “on fire” as a result of replacing defective metal on metal hip parts.
The Depuy Products Director, Derek Edgar, promoted a “segment of the hip portfolio that has been quietly but steadily gaining momentum: Revision Hips.” He goes on to offer sales help to “retake our #1 position as The Revision Company.”
Paul Berman, DePuy’s marketing chief, writes an email reply saying “This revision segment is on fire and we must dominate (sic) it in the same way we did primaries.”
Michael Cowgill is an experienced attorney in the product liability division at mctlaw. Michael focuses his practice on defective medical devices such as recalled metal-on-metal hips and wrongful death lawsuits involving Kratom. Mr. Cowgill graduated Magna Cum Laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, OR. He volunteers as a high school mentor with a program for underprivileged youths interested in pursuing a future legal career.
