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.
According to complaints the design flaw caused a condition called metallosis which destroys bone muscle and other tissue.
District judge james e.
Depuy orthopaedics inc pinnacle hip implant products liability litigation.
The litigation is officially known as mdl 2244 in re.
However there are strict limits on when you can file a claim.
Many metal on metal hip replacement lawsuits have been merged into something known as multidistrict litigation or mdls.
Filed the first metal on metal hip lawsuit in the united states so we have a long history in this type of litigation.
The judicial panel on multidistrict litigation has consolidated all depuy metal hip lawsuits to the northern district of texas under u s.
Most large hip replacement actions involve metal on metal designs.
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.
We represent clients against nearly every metal on metal hip manufacturer in the orthopedic industry.