DePuy Hips – Where are we now .

The first Irish DePuy hip judgment against the metal-on-metal hip manufacturer DePuy International, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, was handed down in the High Court in November 2016 by Mr. Justice Kevin Cross. This was a welcome development as it is the first Irish case to run to full duration which resulted in a
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Medical Negligence & Prime Time’s ‘Fatal Failures’

Last week, Prime Time’s ‘Fatal Failures’ programme investigated medical negligence and the death of four babies over six years at the Maternity Unit in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise.   Gillian O’Mahony, Senior Associate Solicitor, discussed the investigation with Seamus Martin on Tipp FM [soundcloud id=’165872324′] Making a Claim for Medical Negligence Great care needs to be taken
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New Year’s Resolution 3 – Medical Negligence: Trust your Instincts!

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 21st January 2014   Orlagh Wafer on Medical Negligence  [soundcloud id=’165871627′] Download our – New Year’s Resolution 3 – Medical Negligence Trust your Instincts – notes  Firstly, what is Medical Negligence? Medical Negligence is essentially an act or omission by a health care professional which is below the accepted standard
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DePuy Hip Recall Update

John M. Lynch on DePuy Hip Recall Update [soundcloud id=’165871080′] Download our 2013 in Review – DePuy Hip Recall Update notes  As John Lynch celebrates 30 years in business this year, this month we will review areas of law and cases that have been particularly topical in 2013.  John, last week you spoke on the
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DePuy Debacle results in New Irish National Database for Hip Joint Replacement Surgeries

By Gillian O’Mahony, Senior Associate Solicitor Most of our readers will be aware that we act for many Clients who have suffered as a result of the worldwide recall by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. recall on the 26th August 2010 of two of its’ hip replacement devices. It is estimated that nearly half of all DePuy
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News Brief Part III: DePuy Hip Implant Recall – First Verdict Returned in US

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 12th March 2013   Orlagh Wafer on DePuy Hip Implant Recall [soundcloud id=’167059530′] Download our DePuy Hip Implant Recall – First Verdict Returned in US notes  We spoke previously about the first of the DePuy cases to go to trial in the US – Kransky v. DePuy.  This case has resulted in
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First DePuy verdict returns with $8.3 million award to Patient in the United States

The first Johnson & Johnson DePuy hip implant lawsuit to go to trial has resulted in an $8.3 million jury award in the United States.  The Los Angeles jury awarded the compensation to Loren “Bill” Kransky, a retired prison guard from Montana, after finding that the design of the ASR XL hip caused his injuries. 
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MoM (Metal-On-Metal) Hip Implant Recalls – Update

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 19th February 2013 John M. Lynch on MoM Hip Implant Recalls [soundcloud id=’167061955′]   Download our MoM (Metal-On-Metal) Hip Implant Recalls –  Update notes Recently thousands of “Adept” Faulty Hip Implants were recalled by Johnson & Johnson, the same manufacturers as the DePuy Hip implants, tell us about the recent recall?
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Thousands of “Adept” Faulty Hip Implants Recalled by DePuy ASR Hip Manufacturers, Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson has again recalled thousands of its hip implants, two and a half years after they issued a recall of the DePuy ASR hips. The company has recalled the “Adept” brand all-metal total hip replacement system starting last month because a higher-than-expected percentage of them had to be replaced. Such replacements, called revision
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2012 Review Part I – DePuy Hip Recall & G v. G

Tipp FM Legal Slot, 4th December 2012   John M. Lynch on DePuy Hip Recall & G v G [soundcloud id=’167065932′] Download Our Review of 2012 Notes Introduction Over the next few weeks leading up to Christmas we will review key legal areas from 2012.  Today I will begin with the DePuy ASR Hip Implant
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DePuy ASR Hip Implant & PIP Breast Implant Recall Updates

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 14th February 2012   John M. Lynch on DePuy ASR Hip Implant & PIP Breast Implant Recall Updates  [soundcloud id=’167085703′]   Download DePuy/PIP/Debt Update Notes DePuy Update Introduction We represent a considerable number of clients who have been directly affected by the DePuy hip recall. We have a broad spectrum
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DePuy patients learn metal-on-metal implants should not be on the market

Three thousand two hundred and eighty two (3,282) Irish patients were fitted with defective DePuy ASR hip implants.  Experts have found “unequivocal evidence” of high failure rates and are calling for metal-on-metal hip implants to be banned.  The research, published in the world’s leading medical journal, The Lancet, was based on the National Joint Registry of England
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New Concern for DePuy Patients that will last a lifetime

DePuy patients will need annual blood checks for metal ions for the rest of their lives following an investigation by the British Medical Journal and BBC Newsnight in recent days.  The report outlines that metal on metal hip implant patients will need annual blood tests due to the issue of metal particles dislodging from the
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DePuy Hip Implant Patients – Don’t Miss Your Date! – 26th August 2012

THERE IS NOW LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS REMAINING for those affected by the DePuy Hip Recall to lodge a claim. As many people will be aware, on the 26th August 2010 DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson, announced a worldwide recall of two of it’s metal-on-metal hip replacement devices; the ASR XL acetabular total hip replacement and
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Deadline Looms for DePuy Hip Implant Recall Patients

Many of you will have read our previous blogs about the DePuy hip implant recall.  There is now only a FEW WEEKS remaining for a number of those affected by the recall to lodge a claim.  3,282 Irish patients were fitted with DePuy ASR hip implants.  Experts have found “unequivocal evidence” of high failure rates and the
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