$6.7 Million Settlement by the City of Oxnard for the Wrongful Shooting Death of Alfonso Limon, Jr.
The City of Oxnard has agreed to pay $6,700,000 to the family of Alfonso Limon, Jr., an innocent 21-year old man who died on October 13, 2012 when Oxnard police officers shot him to death after allegedly mistaking him for a suspect they were pursuing after a traffic stop. The City of Oxnard and the… read more
Record $2.5 Billion Settlement Reached In Depuy Hip Implant Litigation Against Johnson & Johnson
Toledo, Ohio – November 19, 2013 – Today, Johnson & Johnson and attorneys representing the plaintiffs announced a preliminarily settlement of more than $2.5 billion in litigation over Johnson & Johnson’s recalled DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ASR hip implant systems. This is largest settlement ever reached in litigation involving a medical device. The proposed settlement was… read more
Sources Claim J & J Will Offer $3 Billion DePuy ASR Settlement
On the heels of two lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson to address failings in their improperly marketed DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implants, and ahead of a lawsuit set to begin this September to address the same, there are now rumblings that the health care giant plans to offer $3 billion to settle all those… read more
Another Bellwether DePuy ASR Metal Hip Implant Trial On The Way
Over 10,000 lawsuits have been filed against Johnson & Johnson over allegations that the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant provided to patients around the country and the world were knowingly defective before being brought to the market. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP successfully represented the plaintiff in one of those cases earlier… read more
Jury Deliberates in Chicago DePuy ASR All-Metal Hip Implant Lawsuit
Jurors tasked with deciding the fate of the second lawsuit regarding the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant have begun deliberations, and the plaintiff’s attorney has asked for upwards of $5 million to be given to his client. That client is a Chicago-area nurse who was implanted with the all-metal device back in 2008. … read more
Second DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Still Ongoing
The second lawsuit to come to trial in regards to the recalled DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant is still ongoing in Chicago. The case has illuminated apparent knowledge of the device’s faulty design among DePuy executives. Johnson & Johnson disputes this conclusion, but testimony from a director of marketing highlights the potential existence… read more
British Armed Forces Minister Relates DePuy ASR Experience
In Britain, an estimated 10,000 people have received the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant. According to a new report, one of those persons is an armed forces minister and former soldier who underwent a hip implant procedure back in 2006. Five years later, he claims that the development of a non-cancerous tumor in… read more
Chicago DePuy ASR Trial Testimony Offers Revealing Information
It’s been a few weeks since a Los Angeles jury awarded a plaintiff $8.3 million for the ordeal he was put through after being implanted with the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant, a device which later failed. Thousands of people have filed similar lawsuits, and one of those is currently underway in Chicago…. read more
DePuy ASR Plaintiff Decision Could Aid Australian Patients
A few weeks ago, a Los Angeles jury handed out an $8.3 million verdict for a Montana man who suffered complications after being implanted with the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP was an integral part of those proceedings, in which a case was made that Johnson &… read more
Chicago Jury Hears From DePuy President at All-Metal Hip Implant Trial
Two weeks have passed since the $8.3 million decision handed down by a jury for a plaintiff that brought a lawsuit against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson. Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP was deeply involved in those proceedings, which stemmed from allegations surrounding the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant. Although the plaintiff… read more
On Heels of Plaintiff Victory, DePuy ASR On Trial Once Again
Last week, one of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP’s own clients gained a landmark victory when a jury decided that DePuy owed the man $8.3 million in compensatory damages. The jury concluded that the subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson failed to disclose the risks inherent with the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant,… read more
Jury Awards $8.3 Million in First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Trial
On March 8, 2013, six weeks after the trial in Los Angeles Superior Court began, a jury awarded Loren Kransky $8.3 million in his case against DePuy Orthopaedics arising from its recalled ASR hip implant systems. DePuy is owned by Johnson & Johnson. The jury found that the design of the hip implant was defective… read more