The litigation is officially known as mdl 2244 in re.
Metal on metal hip lawsuit.
In an mdl similar cases are consolidated to be tried in a single district court before one judge.
Filed the first metal on metal hip lawsuit in the united states so we have a long history in this type of litigation.
However there are strict limits on when you can file a claim.
They were supposed to be more durable but lawsuits claim the devices shed microscopic amounts of chromium cobalt or other metals into the body.
Metal on metal hip replacement lawsuits the attorneys at maglio christopher toale p a.
This helps to streamline the legal process and give everyone their day in court.
According to complaints the design flaw caused a condition called metallosis which destroys bone muscle and other tissue.
District judge james e.
Thousands of metal on metal hip injury lawsuits have already been filed in courts across the country.
We represent clients against nearly every metal on metal hip manufacturer in the orthopedic industry.
If you have been harmed because of a metal on metal device you may also have the right to file a lawsuit of your own.
Thousands of metal on metal hip replacement lawsuits have been filed claiming that the manufacturers failed to research the design or warn about a large number of implants that were failing within a few years and requiring risky revision surgery.
Depuy orthopaedics inc pinnacle hip implant products liability litigation.