LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Attorneys at Lewitt,
Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan, a southern California law
firm, filed a lawsuit regarding a Johnson & Johnson recall of
DePuy metal on metal hip replacement devices. The firm filed the
suit against DePuy Orthopedics, Inc. and its parent company Johnson
& Johnson, Inc., on January 12, 2011 on behalf of a Los Angeles
client. The lawsuit alleges DePuy and Johnson & Johnson
designed, manufactured and sold a defective, prosthetic orthopedic
implant.
The client, who had to undergo a second complicated hip surgery
to replace the defective implant is represented by Attorneys
Andrew L. Shapiro, Thomas Cecil, and David B.
Bobrosky at Lewitt Hackman. The personal injury attorneys say
that in addition to intense pain from the failure of the device
which caused a decline in walking and other physical abilities, the
client may still suffer from potential metal poisoning and other
complications.
According to an August, 2010 article in The New York
Times, surgeons implanted about 93,000 ASR XL Acetabular
Systems used in traditional hip replacements, and ASR Hip
Resurfacing Systems in partial hip replacements,
internationally.
The Johnson & Johnson recall was announced nearly two years
after the Food and Drug Administration started receiving complaints
about the total hip replacement and hip resurfacing devices.
According to The New York Times article, DePuy
estimates about 12 to 13 percent of the patients who have the metal
on metal hip replacements need a second replacement operation
within five years of receiving an ASR implant.
“DePuy’s reaction before the recall to the mounting evidence of
serious problems with its ASR XL Modular Acetabular Cup System and
the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System appears less than forthright,”
stated attorney Shapiro, adding, “DePuy’s questionable pre-recall
conduct should certainl
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