ASR MDL Court Denies Remand in 5 Alabama Suits Against DePuy and Sales Reps

CLEVELAND - U.S. District Judge David A. Katz has issued nearly identical opinions in five Alabama cases transferred to the DePuy ASR Hip Implant MDL, ruling that remand for lack of diversity is not warranted because Alabama law does not support the claims against resident defendant sales representatives. Patterson v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., No. 1:11-dp-20521; Harper v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., No. 1:11-dp-20522; Taylor v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., No. 1:11-dp-20523; Slay v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., No. 1:11-dp-20524; Milner v. DePuy Orthopaedics, No. 1:11-dp-20529 (N.D. Ohio).

Judge Katz ruled on July 25 that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of …