Defective Product Case:
KRANSKY V. DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS
Verdict:
$8.3 MILLION
Case Synopsis:
On March 8, 2013, six weeks after the trial in Los Angeles Superior Court began, a jury awarded Loren Kransky $8.3 million in his case against DePuy Orthopaedics arising from its recalled ASR hip implant systems. DePuy is owned by Johnson & Johnson. The jury found that the design of the hip implant was defective and that the defect injured Mr. Kransky. The award included $8 million in non-economic damages for the pain and suffering Mr. Kransky has experienced as a result of the defective implant and the revision surgery he was forced to undergo as a result.
