Elk & Elk discusses $8.3 million awarded against DePuy for a faulty replacement hip

Posted in Drug & Medical Devices on April 2, 2013

For years, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy have been under intense scrutiny regarding their faulty ASR artificial hips. The metal-on-metal design was blamed for causing pain and tissue damage and resulted in a high rate of revision surgeries. Johnson & Johnson had denied any blame and had refused to compensate patients. A...