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.
Metal on metal hip lawsuit.
They were supposed to be more durable but lawsuits claim the devices shed microscopic amounts of chromium cobalt or other metals into the body.
We represent clients against nearly every metal on metal hip manufacturer in the orthopedic industry.
Depuy orthopaedics inc pinnacle hip implant products liability litigation.
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.
The litigation is officially known as mdl 2244 in re.
Thousands of metal on metal hip injury lawsuits have already been filed in courts across the country.
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.
Most large hip replacement actions involve metal on metal designs.
The judicial panel on multidistrict litigation has consolidated all depuy metal hip lawsuits to the northern district of texas under u s.
In an mdl similar cases are consolidated to be tried in a single district court before one judge.
This helps to streamline the legal process and give everyone their day in court.
Many metal on metal hip replacement lawsuits have been merged into something known as multidistrict litigation or mdls.