Is a hip replacement lawsuit a good idea?

You have everything to gain and nothing to lose by filing a hip replacement lawsuit against DePuy. Despite promises by the company to reimburse you for testing, treatment, and out-of-pocket expenses related to the recall, DePuy’s policy is dubious at best. There are very few specifics, and to even be considered for reimbursement, there’s a good chance you will have to sign documents and handover key evidence (such as your extracted hip implant). By doing so, your chances of recovering compensation actually go down, not up.

There are other indications that DePuy plans to pay you as little as possible. One is its hiring of an outside consultant to handle its ASR claims. Another is the company’s statement that some patients were “negligent, careless, and at fault and conducted themselves so as to contribute substantially to their alleged injuries and damages.” When taken as a whole, DePuy’s stance towards injured patients seems to be that they deserve little, if any, compensation.

Filing a lawsuit against DePuy sends a clear, firm message that you are serious about holding the manufacturer of your faulty implant responsible for your losses. You could simply sit back and wait for DePuy to do the right thing, but can you really trust a company that manufactured a defective hip, failed to recall it in a timely manner, and is now trying to avoid liability? Your interests would be better served by being proactive and contacting the Rottenstein Law Group. Just give us some basic information, and we’ll take it from here.