3rd-Party Payor Sues DePuy Over ASR Hip Implant Device

TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey employee health benefit fund has filed a proposed class action against DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, alleging that they hid problems associated with the DePuy ASR hip replacement system from the public. The North Jersey Municipal Employee Benefits Fund v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., et al., No. 11-2264 (D. N.J.).

The North Jersey Municipal Employee Benefits Fund seeks a refund of sums it has paid for the hip devices and subsequent medical care, including revision surgeries. The April 19 suit was filed on behalf of all United States persons and entities …