A federal judicial panel has created a consolidated docket for all lawsuits
alleging injury caused by the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implant devices.
The makers of the hip replacement system is a company named Howmedica Osteonics
Corporation.
The
Order from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) agreed to
transfer nearly four dozen cases and all future Stryker hip claims to a single
federal judge in Minnesota for coordinated pretrial proceedings. The Order came
out today, June 12.
A
consent order signed by the Minnesota court’s Chief Judge Michael James Davis
indicated that the docket will be presided over by Judge Donovan W. Frank.
This
just happens to be one more consolidated action in a long line of MDL’s concerning
metal on metal hip defects. See my blog post from March of this year to learn
more about the Stryker hips involved in this latest MDL.
The attorneys at Pittman, Dutton & Hellums,
P.C., are investigating claims against Stryker for the Rejuvenate and ABG II
hips. If you or a loved one have been implanted with a Stryker Rejuvenate Hip
or the ABG II Modular Hip, contact Booth Samuels at booths@pittmandutton.com
or toll free at 1-866-515-8880.
