Hip and Knee Implants
Hip and Knee Implants (Certain brands)
Ellen Relkin is court-appointed lead counsel in the New Jersey In Re: Stryker Rejuvenate/ABG II Modular Hip Litigation and the LFit-V-40 Femoral Head litigation and was a member of the negotiating team for two settlements compensating approximately 4,000 plaintiffs in excess of $1.5 billion. Ms. Relkin was co-lead counsel in the DePuy ASR MDL litigation. In that capacity she played a key role in negotiating the $2.5 billion settlement for more than 8,000 victims of the failed hip implant.
Zimmer Biomet Hip Replacement Recall (New)
Weitz & Luxenberg is accepting clients suffering due to the failure of the Zimmer Biomet CPT Hip System. Many people now face revision surgery after a defective hip replacement. Recent research indicates a risk of post-surgical thigh bone fracture above that of other similarly designed hip systems.
Zimmer Biomet issued a voluntary recall of its CPT Hip System Femoral Stem 12/14 Neck Taper on July 2, 2024. The manufacturer plans to phase out sales of the device by the end of 2024.
Encore Metal-on-Metal
No consolidated litigation for Encore Metal-on-Metal, but there are some cases in San Diego state court. We have nevertheless successfully resolved
cases.
Stryker LFIT V40
MDL 2768 in the USDC Massachusetts. NJ consolidation – Bergen County. Two confidential settlements were negotiated in part by Ellen Relkin, was announced in November 2018 and 2021. (The Accolade/ Meridian/Citation TMZF hip stem cases have been subsumed into this LFIT litigation). We are litigating cases for clients revised since the settlement involving disassociations of the femoral head.
Smith & Nephew Emperion and SMF/Redapt
No consolidated litigation. We have nevertheless successfully resolved cases.
Smith & Nephew R3 and Birmingham Total Hip Replacements
There is an MDL in Maryland.
OMNILife Science Apex K2 and Apex Arc Modular Neck Devices
No consolidated litigation. We have nevertheless successfully resolved cases.