Plaintiff Asks JPML to Transfer, Coordinate DePuy Pinnacle Device Actions

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A woman who alleges that she was injured by the DePuy Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System hip replacement device has moved the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to transfer all Pinnacle device actions to the Southern District of Texas or Central District of California for coordinated proceedings. In re DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, No. ____ (JPML).

Alternatively, the March 25 motion seeks consolidation of the Pinnacle device actions with suits alleging injury caused by the DePuy ASR XL Total Hip System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System.

Plaintiff Catherine Falvey says she "is among …