Nevada Plaintiffs Say DePuy ASR Defendants Releasing ‘Inaccurate’ Settlement Details

LAS VEGAS — Plaintiffs who agreed to settle their hip implant claims against Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. are asking a Nevada judge to void the agreement’s confidentiality agreement so they can counter what they assert are inaccurate details given to a media outlet by defendants.

Counsel for Anneliese Rundle, Martha Bender and Katherine Guy filed their Motion Striking Confidentiality from Settlement Agreement Aug. 22 in Clark County (Nev.) District Court.

The Rundle plaintiffs say they and their counsel have complied with a written bilateral confidentiality agreement reached in June, responding to media inquiries by saying only that …