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Metal-on-Metal Devices Fail at Alarming Rate

By cmcaleer September 29, 2011 Leave a comment

A recent report warns that metal-on-metal hip implants are failing at an alarming rate. Hip implants such as the DePuy Pinnacle Ultamet and the DePuy Orthopedic ASR, which have been recalled, fail in one-third of patients. Metal-on-metal hip replacement devices were designed to be more durable than traditional hip replacement devices; however, they have a […]

$5.6 Million Awarded in Plant Explosion Lawsuit

By cmcaleer September 9, 2011 Leave a comment

An Ohio jury recently returned a verdict of $5.671 million in favor of a 53-year-old man who sustained severe shoulder injuries as a result of an explosion at an AEP power plant in 2007. During the trial, the jurors heard testimony that included information about a similar explosion approximately 15 months earlier at an AEP […]