A
California Superior Court judge has issued a final judgment of $8,260,790.85
after the recent trial in a DePuy ASR hip implant case, representing a
reduction of $77,345.27 in the jury’s award of compensatory damages.
Los
Angeles Superior Court Judge J. Stephen Czuleger said in issuing the judgment
March 22 that the parties agreed that the $338,136.12 awarded for medical
expenses should be reduced under Montana law to account for amounts payable by
a collateral source.
The
judgment left intact the jury’s award of $8 million in non-economic damages to
plaintiff Loren Kransky.
