Md. Court Cites DePuy’s Burden in Granting Motion for Stay Pending Transfer

BALTIMORE — A federal judge in Maryland cited the burden on defendants to litigate in multiple forums in granting their motion for a stay in a DePuy ASR hip implant case, pending a final decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on whether to transfer the action to the federal MDL in Ohio. Wood, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson, WDQ-12-1572 (D. Md.).

Judge William D. Quarles Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled Aug. 2 that a stay would not prejudice plaintiffs Paul and Suzanne Wood because “regardless of the outcome of the …