In the first case to
try in the United States, a California jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for
$8.3 Million in damages over
the DePuy ASR prosthetic hip. DePuy is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Loren
Kransky, the plaintiff in the California case of Kransky v. DePuy Orthopedics, filed
suit over injuries from his implantation and revision of the recalled
DePuy ASR XL hip implant.
Even though Dr.
Trotsky, Mr. Kransky’s surgeon, felt that Mr. Kransky might not live through
the revision surgery, Dr. Trotsky felt that removal and replacement of the
DePuy ASR XL implant was absolutely necessary due to Mr. Kransky’s highly
elevated levels of cobalt and chromium ions in his bloodstream, which were
being shed from his recalled hip implant.
Johnson & Johnson
and DePuy aggressively marketed and sold over 33,000 of these recalled hip
implants to be distributed and implanted in patients across the United States,
despite their knowledge that high levels of cobalt and
chromium ions posed a serious threat for unaware patients.
In addition to the $
8.3 million award for for Mr. Kransky’s damages, over 10,000 other lawsuits
filed on behalf of patients that have been injured by the DePuy ASR XL are still pending.
If you or a loved one
have had hip replacement surgery and have been implanted with a defective DePuy
hip, you may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering,
lost wages and other injuries. Our firm is currently investigating claims for
those people who have been implanted with DePuy hip replacement devices, both
ASR and Pinnacle. If you would like a free case evaluation, please
contact Booth Samuels at toll free 1-866-515-8880 or at booths@pittmandutton.com.
