Earlier this week Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay a $2.5 billion settlement to an estimated 8,000 patients who needed to have their defective DePuy ASR hip implants replaced. The typical payment for pain and suffering would be about $250,000 per patient. In addition, J&J has agreed to pay all medical costs related to the replacement of the implants. Typically, metal and plastic artificial hips are expected to last 15 years or more, but an internal J&J document estimated that the DePuy ASR model would fail within 5 years in 40% of patients who received it. The DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implants are no longer installed in patients, but J&J will likely have to make an additional settlement as the device fails in more patients.
[1] In re: ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, case number 1:10-md-02197 (N.D. Ohio).
[2] Meir, B. "Johnson & Johnson to offer $2.5 billion hip device settlement," NY Times (Nov. 19, 2013).
[1] In re: ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, case number 1:10-md-02197 (N.D. Ohio).
[2] Meir, B. "Johnson & Johnson to offer $2.5 billion hip device settlement," NY Times (Nov. 19, 2013).
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