Are you one of the thousand recipients of the hip implants designed by DePuy Orthopaedics? By now, you should be aware of how most these implants have failed. Instead of the expected 15-year life span of these metal replacements, those manufactured by DePuy only served its purpose for five years or even less. Planning to press charges against a very influential company may make you feel powerless, but it is actually a good idea for DePuy implant recipients to consult a lawyer soon.
First and foremost, DePuy already launched its claims process, which is one of the many other tactics they can pull off. At first thought you might believe that this will speed up the compensation, but note that this claims process of theirs has already been planned and tailored to their benefit. The company has established its own ‘help line’, and one of its goals is to gather information from you, which should be confidential in the first place. They can use these against you.
DePuy is also paying many doctors to act as their consultants. In short, part of these doctors’ jobs is to convince their patients to reconsider the thought of pressing charges against the company. DePuy doctors will even try to limit your compensation in the favor of DePuy.
It is quite unethical on the part of many medical practitioners, but this madness actually exists.
The clock is ticking, and time is running out. Many state laws in the US declare that plaintiffs should file their cases within a specific duration. Usually, they are only given three years from the time of the injury. Full compensation from the company also requires strong and reliable proof, so your lawyer will strongly advise you to gather certain records. These include laboratory results, financial documents, insurance forms and other personal documents. Seeing a lawyer soon, and bringing these evidences will strengthen your hip recall lawsuit against DePuy.