Calif. Court Denies DePuy’s Motion to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens

SAN FRANCISCO — The judge presiding over the coordinated California DePuy ASR hip implant proceedings has denied DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.’s motion to dismiss a Connecticut plaintiff’s ASR case for forum non conveniens. Darling v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., No. BC 471 909 [DePuy AR Hip System Cases, JCCP No. 4649] (Calif. Super. Ct., San Francisco Cty.).

San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer issued the order June 14 without elaborating.

Gary Darling is one of approximately 1,500 individuals who have filed suits in California state courts against DePuy and others, including implant designer and orthopedic surgeon Thomas Schmalzried, M.D., …