On behalf of our clients, Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. filed a “Motion and Incorporated Brief for Case Management Conference” with the Court overseeing lawsuits involving Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip replacements. The motion requests that the judge overseeing the national litigation, Judge Ed Kinkeade, “schedule a case management conference to provide for an update on the status of the MDL and to accept questions and input from all parties.”
The motion explains that such a case management conference would help ensure transparency. It states that patients injured by Pinnacle metal on metal hip replacements are desperate for information about their cases. Desired information includes settlement prospects for these cases. Additionally, plaintiffs want to know when litigation will resume for cases where no settlement is reached. Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. filed the motion on June 14th.
Media and online comments from injured patients reflect their frustration. Comments focus on how J&J failed to warn patients of heavy metal poisoning from Pinnacle metal on metal hip replacements. However, for patients faced with suffering tissue death and bone loss from the Pinnacle metal on metal hip replacement, rather than providing compensation, Johnson & Johnson instead conducted scorched earth litigation. Additionally, injured patients are expressing severe discontent with the proposed settlement terms from Johnson & Johnson. Finally, patients question how they can intelligently make a decision to settle or not settle without more information.
A copy of MCT Law’s motion on behalf of its clients can be found here.
About Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A.
MCT Law is a national medical product liability law firm with offices in Sarasota, FL, Seattle, WA, and Washington, DC. It filed the first metal on metal (MoM) hip replacement lawsuit in the United States in 2008. Additionally, MCT Law’s highly experienced trial attorneys continue to litigate metal on metal hip replacement cases across the country. The Firm represents patients suffering the effects of heavy metal poisoning from metal on metal hip replacements.
