July 13, 2023
The Maryland federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over Smith & Nephew's allegedly defective hip implants declined the company's "sweeping request" to boot out plaintiffs who received their implants before October 2009, saying Thursday that each claim must be carefully reviewed.
February 28, 2022
A Maryland federal judge on Monday trimmed the bulk of claims from 175 male patients who received allegedly defective Smith & Nephew Inc. hip implants with 50mm or larger femoral heads, saying only their claims for misrepresentation and breach of express warranty can go forward.
January 19, 2022
A Maryland federal judge has denied a hip implant patient's bid for a new trial against Smith & Nephew Inc. on allegations that she was injured by a defective hip implant, finding that none of her objections to evidentiary and expert witness rulings warrant disturbing the jury's findings.
December 21, 2021
Smith & Nephew Inc. is asking a Maryland federal court to throw out claims from patients who received its hip implant devices before October 2009, saying none of them have alleged the company had information about potential defects that would have affected their use before then.
August 18, 2021
A Maryland federal jury has found that while medical equipment company Smith & Nephew PLC made negligent misrepresentations about its hip implant device, a woman who sustained injuries is not entitled to damages, capping off a bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation.
November 20, 2018
A Maryland federal judge has trimmed more than a dozen late-filed suits from multidistrict litigation accusing Smith & Nephew PLC of misrepresenting the safety of a hip implant device, but she allowed the majority of cases being challenged to go forward.
June 21, 2018
Smith & Nephew PLC on Wednesday asked a Maryland federal court to dismiss 55 suits lumped into multidistrict litigation accusing the company of misrepresenting the safety of a hip implant device, claiming the statute of limitations on those patients' claims have expired.
March 26, 2018
A Maryland federal judge on Monday said medical device manufacturer Smith & Nephew PLC can't escape claims in multidistrict litigation alleging it misrepresented the safety of a hip implant device, finding that patients' negligence and other state law claims aren't barred by federal law.