Early Discovery Issues in N.J. ASR Cases Mirror Those in Federal MDL

HACKENSACK, N.J. - An Aug. 8 case management order in the coordinated New Jersey DePuy ASR Hip Implant cases includes an indication that early discovery disputes over electronic data, third-party funding of plaintiffs' cases and DePuy's review of medical records mirror those that are being raised in the federal MDL. In re DePuy ASR Hip Implants Litigation, No. 293 [No. BER-L-3971-11] (N.J. Super. Ct., Law Div., Bergen Cty.).

Bergen County Superior Court Judge Brian R. Martinotti referenced those issues in a single paragraph of his latest order (CMO #7), mandating that "Counsel shall continue to meet and confer regarding: INTERNET …