United States of America v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. et al

  1. May 19, 2023

    1st Circ. Won't Revive J&J Hip Implant False Claims Act Suit

    A First Circuit panel declined on Thursday to reinstate a False Claims Act suit brought against Johnson & Johnson by a pair of surgeons over subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.'s defective Pinnacle hip replacement device.

  2. December 08, 2021

    J&J Hip Implant FCA Case Tossed Over Secret Info Use

    A Massachusetts federal judge threw out a False Claims Act suit against Johnson & Johnson entities over allegedly defective hip replacement devices, saying two whistleblower physicians used confidential information in their complaint, according to an order unsealed Wednesday.

  3. March 06, 2020

    Doctors Say No Secret Info Used In FCA Suit Against J&J

    Two whistleblower physicians on Friday said they didn't use confidential information in bringing their False Claims Act suit against Johnson & Johnson entities in Massachusetts federal court as they fought off a company bid to toss the case over allegedly defective hip replacement devices.

  4. April 12, 2018

    J&J Unit Wants Whistleblower Docs In Hip Implant FCA Suit

    Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. and a subsidiary on Wednesday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to compel whistleblowers accusing them of indirectly submitting false claims to the government for faulty hip replacement devices to turn over documents given to the U.S. attorney's office in connection with the False Claims Act suit.

  5. January 17, 2018

    J&J Unit Can't Nix FCA Suit Over Hip Implants Yet

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday nixed a bid from Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. to escape a revised version of a suit alleging they indirectly submitted false claims to the government for faulty hip replacement devices.

  6. October 31, 2017

    J&J Unit Hit With Trimmed FCA Suit Over Hip Implants

    Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. have been hit with a revised version of a suit in Massachusetts federal court alleging the companies indirectly submitted false claims to the government for faulty hip replacement devices after the First Circuit partially revived the allegations in July.

  7. February 02, 2016

    J&J Escapes FCA Row Over Allegedly Faulty Hip Implants

    A Massachusetts federal judge tossed state and federal False Claims Act allegations against a Johnson & Johnson unit Tuesday, ruling the whistleblowers hadn't alleged the company actually submitted any false claims to the government connected to allegedly defective metal hip replacements.