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Litigation

Jul. 28, 2011

DePuy hip litigation may be moved

With San Francisco County Superior Court poised to close most of its civil courtrooms due to budget cuts, complex litigation Judge Richard A. Kramer said Tuesday he may ask that hundreds of cases over a recalled artificial hip be coordinated in another county.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

With San Francisco County Superior Court poised to close most of its civil courtrooms due to budget cuts, complex litigation Judge Richard A. Kramer said Tuesday he may ask that hundreds of cases over a recalled artificial hip be coordinated in another county.

At a case management conference held with U.S. District Court Judge David A. Katz of Ohio, who is overseeing the federal litigation against the hip manufacturer DePuy...

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