New York, New York – August 23, 2011 – The number of complaints regarding failed hip replacements are mounting as researchers attempt to identify the health dangers of the medical devices.

A New York Times study of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) federal data has found that over 5,000 reports since January show that the majority of filings regard patients who had an all-metal hip removed, or ...

In 2007, a San Diego man received a metal-on-metal hip replacement manufactured by DePuy. He chose this particular model because of its expected durability – the hip replacement was supposed to last approximately 30 years. After undergoing the procedure and a grueling six-month recovery, the man expected to lead a normal life with no need for additional hip surgery. He was wrong.

DePuy Hip Metal Poisoning Complications

Within three years, he experienced hip swelling and complications such ...

Johnson & Johnson DePuy Hip Recall

Johnson & Johnson, a health care products company, has had near 1,000 lawsuits filed against the company for neglecting to acknowledge defects with their DePuy Orthopedics, Inc.’s metal-on-metal hip replacement implants. According to a Wells Fargo analyst, the lawsuit liabilities of Johnson & Johnson may accumulate to a total of $1 billion or more.

The high number of hip-joint lawsuits in Ohio has caused a federal panel of judges to consolidate ...