Philadelphia Injury Attorney Blog

At exactly 8:13 yesterday morning, I received a frantic call from the wife of a client of ours, who was about to undergo surgery for removal of a defective DePuy hip implant. The sheer panic in her voice was alarming, but not as alarming as what she proceeded to tell me. Her husband was in the pre-operative area of the hospital and ready to be sedated for an immediate implant removal surgery when the orthopedic surgeon entered the room. The wife reminded the surgeon that she would like to have the removed hip implant, but the surgeon told her that a DePuy representative asked for the removed hip implant so they can perform "their own" testing on it. If the defective hip was taken away, so was the evidence. Thankfully, the wife called us and we were able to quickly intervene and stop the removed defective hip implant from leaving the hospital. If you have have suffered injuries as a result of a defective ASR De Puy hip implant, requiring surgical removal, it is imperative that the removed specimen be retained in a sterile container with a clear chain of custodial documentation for future forensic evaluation by your attorney and his or her team of medical and forensic experts.

DePuy is one of the largest manufacturers of replacement hips in the world with sales close to $5.4 billion dollars. We believe that DePuy exploited a loophole in the FDA regulations that allowed this product to reach the consumer without a single clinical test being performed. Dr. Sydney Wolfe, the Director of the Public Citizens Health Research Group has stated that DePuy "are basically testing these devices in an uncontrolled way on a large number of people". If you or anyone in your family has received a hip replacement after 2003 we strongly encourage you to call the surgeon who performed the operation and ask if the DePuy ASR was implanted. Please call a doctor immediately if you experience swelling, pain, or difficulty walking. An x-ray can reveal how the implant is performing and a blood test can determine if there are any metal particles in your system. Do not contact DePuy, Johnson and Johnson, or sign any documents without first contacting a law firm with the experience needed to handle your case.

The Pennsylvania defective product and DePuy hip implant defect lawyers of Reiff & Bily together with the legendary Beasley Philadelphia product liability and medical malpractice law firm has successfully represented the rights of injured consumers against some of the world's largest corporations and together have recovered awards on behalf of injured clients in excess o $2 billion dollars. Many of the clients that we are speaking to are scared, angry, frustrated, and do not know what to do. Not surprisingly, many of the physicians who installed these devices are also concerned, confused, and not sure how to proceed. Our lawyers have a group of leading orthopedic physician experts to review and investigate these cases at no cost to you.

If you or a loved one has sustained an injury and resulting damages as a result of a DePuy ASR hip implant, please contact us online at www.reiffandbily.com or toll free at 1-800-421-9595.

As an experienced product liability lawyer for the last 30 years who has successfully taken on some of America’s major corporations, I am very much concerned personally and as a professional by the results of the investigations and consequences of many clients suffering problems as a result of defective DePuy hip implants. Generally a hip implant should last at least 15 years, but many of the DePuy ASR hip implant replacement devices have lasted less than 5 years with multiple complications including but not limited to pain and stiffness, metallic poisoning, metal shavings released in the blood stream and long and painful rehabilitation processes and often have medical complications not to mention monetary losses due to inability to function or work.

The experienced product liability and medical malpractice lawyers of Reiff & Bily together with the Beasley Law Firm have successfully represented the rights of injured consumers against major corporations and together have recovered awards on behalf of clients in excess of $2 billion dollars. Many of the clients that we are speaking to are angry, frustrated, and do not know what to do. Not surprisingly, many of the physicians who installed these devices are also concerned and not sure how to proceed. Our lawyers have gathered a group of leading physicians to review and investigate these cases to determine eligibility at no cost to our client for their ability to prosecute a claim against DePuy for resulting damages. It is important to contact a DePuy hip implant lawyer now as thousands have already begun the process by submitting information necessary for investigative review. Time may be of the essence.

If you or a loved one has sustained an injury and resulting damages as a result of a DePuy ASR hip implant, please contact us online at www.reiffandbily.com or toll free at 1-800-421-9595.