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Rottenstein Law Group Comments on News That J&J Marketing Department Was Concerned Side Effects Would Affect Sales

Posted by Jason P. Smith on Thursday, February 14, 2013, In : Health 
(PRWEB) February 13, 2013

More testimony during the DePuy ASR trial points toward potential problems for Johnson & Johnson. The company’s marketing department allegedly encouraged its sales staff in emails and at a conference to be “ruthless” about selling the later-recalled DePuy ASR hip replacement system, the Rottenstein Law Group reports after reviewing videotaped testimony* given on Feb. 13 at the trial currently underway in Los Angeles.

The Rottenstein Law Group, which finds this ne...

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DePuy Update: Problems with Artificial Hip Devices

Posted by Jason P. Smith on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, In : Health 

The New York Times published an article predicting that the sum of artificial hips operations would run into the billions. Legal and medical professionals foresee that hip replacement surgeries may sum up to billions of dollars in following years, resulting in a booming cost of medical care.   


In December 2011, the New York Times reports about grievances of clients over DePuy Orthoapedics Inc. compensation program through Broadspire Services.  Broadspire is responsible for the compensato...


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A Glance on Hip Implant Dislocation

Posted by Jason P. Smith on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, In : Health 
Replacement surgery is frequently recommended for patients who have a continually painful and stiff hip caused by advanced osteoarthritis or a fracture in the hip. Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced with a prosthetic implant. This is normally advised to patients after physical therapy and medications were tried but have failed. Implants are available in the market and each are made out of different materials. The Food and Drug Administration evaluates a...
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Metallosis Caused By Recalled DePuy Hip Devices

Posted by Jason P. Smith on Thursday, February 24, 2011, In : Health 
DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, issued a hip replacement recall in August of 2010 for the company’s Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) Hip Resurfacing System and ASR XL Acetabular total hip replacement, consequently due to data linking these products with substantially high failure rates. A serious condition that has added to the suffering of hip replacement recipients is metallosis.
 
Metallosis results from metal-on-metal friction of the hip implant causing release of ...

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