An Arkansas man recently filed a metal hip replacement lawsuit against Biomet, alleging that the company’s M2a-38 Hip Replacement System was defective and harmful.
Plaintiff James C. claims that the Biomet metal hip implant device and the hip replacement failure led to multiple severe hip replacement surgery complications, including pain and debilitation.
These hip replacement surgery complications led to further surgical procedures, causing more pain and financial hardship. According to the hip replacement lawsuit, the plaintiff’s injuries could have easily been avoided had Biomet acted on their knowledge of the device’s defective nature.
The plaintiff underwent a total hip replacement in February 2008. He was implanted with a Biomet M2a-38 device, which is a metal-on-metal device.
After the surgery, the plaintiff began experiencing hip replacement surgery complications including severe pain and discomfort, as well as the loosening of the device. The plaintiff suffered from severe metal poisoning from the device’s metal debris, and also suffered from financial harm through lost wages and medical expenses.
Because of this hip replacement failure, the plaintiff subsequently underwent a second hip replacement in October 2014. As is natural with secondary hip replacement surgeries, the plaintiff has been placed at an even greater risk of future hip replacement surgery complications and hip replacement failure than he was previously.
According to a study by Charlotte Phillips and other colleagues at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, 14.4 percent of patients who underwent hip replacement revision surgery suffer dislocation or other hip replacement surgery complications, an increase of over 10 percent from patients who undergo an initial hip replacement surgery.
The Biomet metal hip replacement lawsuit claims that the M2a-38 device is not only defective, but also that Biomet was aware that their device was defective and would likely result in hip replacement failure and hip replacement surgery complications.
Not only did the company know that their device was defective, but was aware that the metal hip implant had injured other patients in the past, and would likely injure the plaintiff.
According to the Biomet lawsuit, reports of failures linked with the M2a-38 metal hip implant began flooding into Biomet not long after its launch. The lawsuit alleges that Biomet has received hundreds of complaints of failure.
Thousands of adverse event reports have been filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The plaintiff filed this Biomet hip replacement lawsuit on multiple counts, including design defect, failure to warn, negligence, and breach of implied and express warranties. The plaintiff seeks punitive damages in response to Biomet’s actions and inactions which allegedly led to his pain and suffering.
If you or someone you know has experienced hip replacement surgery complications due to a metal-on-metal hip implant from Biomet or another company, you may be able to file a hip replacement lawsuit.
The Biomet Metal Hip Implant Lawsuit is Case No. 3:15-cv-00608-RLM-CAN, in the U.S. District Court for the South Bend Division of the Northern District of Indiana.
Do YOU have a legal claim? Fill out the form on this page now for a free, immediate, and confidential case evaluation. The hip implant attorneys who work with Top Class Actions will contact you if you qualify to let you know if an individual lawsuit or class action lawsuit is best for you. [In general, metal hip implant lawsuits are filed individually by each plaintiff and are not class actions.] Hurry — statutes of limitations may apply.
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If you or a loved one had a metal-on-metal hip implant that failed or caused serious complications, you may be entitled to compensation. Hip replacement lawsuits are being filed now against multiple companies, including Stryker, Biomet, DePuy, Zimmer, and Wright. See if you qualify to take legal action by filling out the form below.
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