Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Lieff Cabraser has successfully represented hundreds of patients across America in individual defective medical device cases, including helping obtain a settlement worth over $1 billion for patients who received faulty hip and knee implants manufactured by Sulzer Corporation.

Replacement hips can have surfaces made of plastic, metal and ceramic. The Zimmer Durom cup and DePuy ASR and certain DePuy Pinnacle artificial hip implants are all metal devices, which were developed and marketed initially to be implanted in young, athletic patients. As noted in the New York Times in 2010, "in some cases the devices can quickly begin to wear, generating high volumes of metallic debris that is absorbed into a patient's body. That situation can touch off inflammatory reactions that cause pain in the groin, death of tissue in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone."

In February 2011, the Food and Drug Administration stated that there are "unique risks" for "metal-on-metal" artificial hips because tiny metal ions can wear off and damage nearby tissue. Three months later, the FDA ordered all manufacturers of all-metal hip implants to conduct studies of patients with the devices to determine whether the implants are shedding high levels of metallic debris.

Patients who have received all metal implants should be aware of symptoms which may indicate that their device is not functioning properly. Common symptoms may include:

• Regular and prolonged pain in the groin, hip or leg
• Swelling at or near the hip joint
• A limp or change in walking ability

DePuy Hip Recall & Lawsuits

Patients represented by Lieff Cabraser have filed lawsuits seeking compensation for their pain, suffering, and other physical injuries, and the cost of replacement surgery and other financial difficulties as a result of the failure of their DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing systems and ASR XL Acetabular hip implants. The complaints charge that DePuy concealed the fact that its ASR hip implant was defective from patients and physicians.

Learn more about the DePuy ASR hip recall and lawsuits.

Zimmer Hip Failures & Lawsuits

In July 2008, Zimmer Holdings, the nation's largest producer of orthopedic devices, announced the suspension of sales of an artificial hip implant component due to a high failure rate. The Durom Cup was first sold in the U.S. in 2006, and was implanted in more than 12,000 patients over a two-year period.

Learn more about the Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant recall and lawsuits.

Legal Rights of the Injured

The law in most states provides individuals with legal claims and the right to compensation for injuries they suffer as a result of a medical device that is defective or fails to perform as advertised.

Patients may file a personal injury lawsuit seeking compensation for their pain and suffering, medical expenses including the cost of replacement surgery, lost past and future wages and punitive damages.

Contact Lieff Cabraser

If you or a family member have had to undergo replacement surgery for a defective hip implant or have been told your prosthetic hip must be replaced,please contact an experienced Lieff Cabraser personal injury attorney or call us toll-free at (1) 800-541-7358 and ask to speak to attorney Heather Foster.

We welcome the opportunity to review your claim. We will respond promptly and there is no charge or obligation on your part to retain our firm as your attorney.

Trademark Notice

The Zimmer Durom Cup is a Trademark of Zimmer Holdings. The DePuy ASR XL Acetabular and ASR Hip Resurfacing systems are Trademarks of DePuy Orthopaedics. The Trademarks are used for informational and product identification purposes only. Lieff Cabraser is not affiliated with either Zimmer Holdings or DePuy Orthopaedics.