Nationwide, patients, doctors, and manufacturers are becoming more aware of the potential risks of knee and hip implants. For the victims of the defective medical devices, the realization may come after severe pain, complications, and the need for reconstructive or rehabilitative surgeries. In a new medical study published in The…
As an increasing number of Americans are faced with the difficult decision of whether to pursue hip or knee replacements, an increasing number of cases involving complications. This has given rise to hundreds of thousands of lawsuits, millions in medical expenses, and ongoing health issues for patients. Now Bristol-Meyers Squibb…
Stryker hip replacement products have prompted more than 1,500 lawsuits nationwide by patients alleging problems with hip replacement devices. Recently, eight of these cases settled. Because of confidentiality agreements, North Jersey.com reports that it’s not clear how much money was recovered by the plaintiffs. Still, the settlements provide hope to…
Stryker Corp. is the manufacturer of hip replacement and resurfacing products including the Stryker Rejuvenate and the Stryker ABG II hip implants. The orthopaedic device company recalled both of these products in 2012 amid complaints that the devices had a high failure rate and that patients were suffering serious injuries…
Plaintiffs throughout the United States have filed lawsuits against Stryker because of its Rejuvenate hip implant product. Many of these cases have been consolidated into a multi-county litigation in New Jersey State Court, and there are currently more than 430 cases pending in coordinated litigation before the New Jersey judge.…
Stryker hip replacement products continue to fail at high rates and cause serious complications for patients implanted with a hip replacement system that turned out to be much more dangerous than expected. Even as more patients continue to experience serious problems with Stryker products, cases are moving forward across the…
A surprising trend in recent years: middle-aged Americans are increasingly taking advantage of medical procedures that were typically reserved for the elderly. According to The Bulletin, “hundreds of thousands of [younger] Americans” are undergoing medical procedures to implant devices that can improve mobility. Our Boston defective hip implant lawyers know…
Stryker Corp. recalled its ABG II and its Rejuvenate hip implants from the market last year because the products were causing serious harm to patients. Our Boston defective hip implant lawyers know that in the United States, as many as 20,000 of these Stryker devices have already been implanted in…
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Stryker Orthopaedics as a result of its defective hip-implant products and the company routinely faces claims from new plaintiffs as the hip implants continue to fail. Almost 400 Stryker cases have been consolidated in New Jersey alone as part of a multi-county litigation…
Imagine you just bought a brand new car, fresh on the market. Days later, you learn that a number of the parts are defective, part of a manufacturer’s flaw. Even so, when you return the dealership, you are expected to pay extra to fix those problems. Such a situation would…