Damages Awarded in J&J’s DePuy Hip Implant Case

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBy Greg Risling of The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Friday awarded $8.3 million to a former prison guard who accused Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary of knowingly marketing a faulty hip implant that was later recalled. Jurors found the ASR XL implant caused metal poisoning and other health problems suffered by Loren Kransky, 65, after he underwent surgery in 2007. However, the panel didn’t find the company acted with malice, which prohibited Kransky from …