The first DePuy ASR hip trial in the
nation is scheduled to begin on Monday, January 7, 2013, in Prince George's
Maryland Circuit Court. Bellwether
trials in the federal DePuy ASR hip litigation will commence later this year.
The trial is expected to last three weeks, according to court documents.
(Jackson, et al. v. Chesapeake Surgical Ltd., et al., CAL 10-32147)
Thousands of
DePuy ASR hip lawsuits are also pending in a multidistrict litigation underway
in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, MDL No. 2197. According to
court documents, the first trial in the federal DePuy ASR hip litigation will
begin on May 6, 2013, with a second trial set for July 8, 2013.
6,000 DePuy ASR hip replacement lawsuits have
been consolidated into the MDL based in Toledo, Ohio. Those proceedings are
overseen by U.S. District Judge David A. Katz. There are another 2,000 cases filed against
Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary DePuy across the United States, including lawsuits
filed in Nevada, Maryland, California, Wisconsin, Florida and Utah.
The MDL is due to convene for a status conference
in January 2013, during which time the court will most likely detail
preparations for the first bellwether trials.
Although the statute
of limitations has run in many states, people who have not yet filed a lawsuit
should contact Booth Samuels toll free at 866-515-8880.
