DePuy Fails to Persuade Calif. Judge to Change Jan. 22 Trial Date in Hip Case

SAN FRANCISCO — The judge presiding over California’s DePuy ASR hip implant docket has denied a defense motion to reconsider a Jan. 22 expedited trial date for a hip implant plaintiff who sought an early trial date because he believes he has terminal cancer.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard A. Kramer’s decision was memorialized in a Dec. 21 minute order which said it was based on his findings and reasons “as set forth in the record.”

In moving for reconsideration, DePuy challenged the basis for the judge’s scheduling order, arguing that Loren Kransky’s physician made it clear in his …