ASR MDL Judge Orders Medical Disclosures Filed Within 30 Days of Transfer

TOLEDO, Ohio - U.S. District Judge David A. Katz has ordered plaintiffs whose cases are transferred to the federal ASR Hip Implants Products Liability MDL to submit preliminary medical disclosures within 30 days of transfer. In Re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ASRâ„¢ Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, No. 1:10-MD-2197 (N.D. Ohio).

The judge issued Case Management Order No. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on June 2, and included a copy of the one-page disclosure form.

Judge Katz also noted that the 30-day requirement would apply to plaintiffs whose cases have already been transferred.

The …