ASR Hip Implant MDL Judge Says Parties Have Resolved Fact Sheet Differences

CLEVELAND - U.S. District Judge David A. Katz said Sept. 6 that a motion by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. to adopt defendants' proposed fact sheets is moot and that differences between the parties over preliminary questions to be asked of all plaintiffs in the ASR Hip Implant MDL have been resolved. In re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products, No. 1:10-md-2197 (N.D. Ohio).

Judge Katz signed an order denying defendants' motion to adopt their versions on Sept. 6. The judge said that the MDL court was advised by lead counsel during a Sept. 2 conference call with his New Jersey …