Calif. DePuy ASR Court Allows 7 Plaintiffs to Add Allegations of Defects In Pinnacle Devices

SAN FRANCISCO — The judge presiding over California’s coordinated DePuy ASR hip implant proceedings has granted a joint motion by seven plaintiffs to amend their complaints to add claims for allegedly defective DePuy Pinnacle Acetabular Cup devices.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard A. Kramer, who presides over the coordinated Pinnacle hip cases, as well, granted the motion July 13, noting that the parties have agreed to allow the amended pleadings.

Plaintiffs seeking to amend included Annie Anderson (Case No. CGC-11-510094); James Braswell (No. CGC-12-518673); Hazel Donchez (No. CGC-11-516802); Charles Jennings (No. CGC-10-505068); Andrea Medley (No. CGC-11-508971); Thomas Spathis (No. …