Litigation
Mar. 11, 2013
Johnson & Johnson to pay $8.3 million in first hip implant case
A Los Angeles jury awarded $8.3 million to a victim of a defective all-metal hip implant in a bellwether case against DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., which is facing roughly 9,000 lawsuits around the country related to its recalled implants.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Los Angeles jury on Friday awarded $8.3 million in damages to a victim of a defective all-metal hip implant in a bellwether case against manufacturer DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson currently facing roughly 9,000 lawsuits around the country related to its recalled implants.
However, the jury stopped short of issuing punitive damages against DePuy, saying the company d...
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