What is the status of the class action lawsuit against DePuy for its defective hip implant device?

The initial phase of the discovery process against defendant DePuy in the federal court class action lawsuit on behalf of patients who were victims of the recently recalled defective hip implant devices has just begun. On March, 25, 2011, plaintiffs in the hip implant litigation entered the first part of the discovery process and noticed depositions of individuals identified and believed to have information and knowledge as to the implant device manufacturing company's retention policies, electronically stored information, and corporate organization. According to the deposition notices, plaintiffs have scheduled three separate depositions of DePuy executives to obtain testimony as to the defendant manufacturer, beginning April 26th and concluding on the 28th. Plaintiffs' lawyers view this as an important development for plaintiffs' case against Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary company that designed and manufactured the defective hip implant device, DePuy Orthopedics.

According to counsel for plaintiffs, obtaining information through early depositions about DePuy’s retention policies, the company's electronically stored information, and its corporate structure are important because it helps plaintiffs target their substantive discovery requests. In addition to identifying topics that plaintiffs intend to address during the depositions, plaintiffs also identified specific documents that they would like defendants to produce relating to the device referred to as ASR Hip Systems. Plaintiffs requested information from the defendant company, such as corporate organizational charts and agreements regarding the sale and distribution of the ASR hip replacements. Since August 2010, when DePuy was forced to disclose about and recall its defective hip implant product, Gray and White Law has been involved with litigating on behalf of injured patients who received the defective hip implant and, possibly, require revision surgery.

For decades, the law firm of Gray and White Law has been among Kentucky's top ranking law firms and continues to help families recover for losses and damages resulting from the mistakes of others. If you suspect that you or someone you love may have received a DePuy ASR hip replacement implant device between 2005 and 2009, and experience ongoing pain or health problems due to the hip implant, then it may be one of the hip models that were recently recalled. To know if you are entitled to compensation for hospital and medical bills, additional future surgeries, lost wages, pain and suffering, or other injuries, you should contact the experienced attorneys at our law firm who specialize in medical device claims for your free consultation immediately. Our lawyers are ready to learn about your case and available to answer your questions when it's convenient for you. Please call us toll-free at 1-800-634-8767 or send us a confidential e-mail.