A California Judge denied Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary DePuy Inc.'s motion to overturn
an $8.26 million judgment awarded to hip implant-recipient Loren Kransky.
According to court documents, consolidated pre-trial proceedings will go before Bergen County Superior Court Judge Brian R. Martinotti, the same judge currently handling the Depuy ASR hip implant multicounty litigation.
Read Press ReleaseNow recent medical studies have revealed serious problems and concerns with a subsequent hip implant device, the Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip system. This device is also manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics.
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