If you or a loved one had hip replacement surgery and suffered injuries or complications, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a hip replacement lawsuit or settlement.
A team of medical device injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit cases and settlement claims of patients who claim to have suffered from implant related injuries or complications after undergoing a hip replacement surgery.
A hip replacement (also called a hip arthroplasty) is a surgery to repair or fix a hip joint that is damaged, worn out or diseased by replacing it with a hip implant, hip prosthesis, or artificial hip joint. Hip replacement surgery is often needed due to a hip fracture, arthritis or osteonecrosis.
Hip Replacement Lawsuit Cases
Hip replacement lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of patients who had a hip implant, hip prosthesis, or artificial hip joint surgically implanted and who subsequently suffered serious problems, injuries, side-effects or complications from the hip replacement including, among others:
- Hip revision surgery
- Revision hip replacement
- Additional surgery to repair hip implant
- Hip implant failure
- Loosening of hip implant
- Dislocation of hip implant
- Pain walking
- Pain rising from a seated position
- Pain with weight bearing
- Metallosis (metal poisoning)
- Corrosion
- Feeling like joint slipped or moved
- Popping or squeaking noises in hips
- Swelling near hip or groin
- Lumps near hip replacement
- Fractures
- Other hip implant injury or complications
Hip Implant Injury Claims
Hip replacement lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims relating to the following hip implant brands:
- Stryker hip implant replacement
- Stryker LFIT vV40 CoCr Femoral Head
- Stryker Rejuvenate
- Stryker ABG-II
- Stryker Tritanium
- DePuy hip replacement
- Depuy ASR
- Depuy Pinnacle
- Encore hip implant
- Encore Metal on Metal Hip
- OMNILife Science hip implant
- OMNILife Science Apex K2
- OMNILife Science ARC Modular Hip
- Smith & Nephew hip replacement
- Smith & Nephew Emperion
- Smith & Nephew Modular SMF
- Smith & Nephew Modular REDAPT
- Zimmer hip replacement
- Zimmer M/L Taper
- Zimmer MMC
- Zimmer ProxiLock
- Other hip replacement lawsuit cases
Hip replacement lawsuits filed in federal district courts were consolidated and/or transferred into various hip replacement MDLs (multidistrict litigation) in various federal courts.
Time Is Limited To File A Hip Replacement Lawsuit
Deadlines known as statutes of limitation and statutes of repose can limit the amount of time that individuals have to file a hip replacement lawsuit to try to recover compensation for injuries they claimed to have suffered after having a hip replacement device implanted.
This means that if a hip replacement lawsuit case is not filed before the applicable time limit or deadline, the claimant may be prohibited from ever pursuing litigation or taking legal action regarding the hip replacement injury claim. That is why it is important to connect with a hip replacement injury lawyer or attorney as soon as possible.
If you or someone you love suffered injuries or complications from a hip replacement, you may be entitled to compensation from a hip replacement lawsuit or settlement. Contact a hip implant injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a medical device, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (DePuy, Encore, OMNILife, Stryker, Smith & Nephew, Zimmer, etc.) or product (i.e., hip implant) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
***The use of any trademarks, tradenames or service marks is solely for product identification and/or informational purposes.
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