Missouri Federal Judge Remands DePuy ASR Hip Case to State Court; Denies DePuy’s Request for Stay

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge has remanded a DePuy ASR hip implant case to state court, finding removal to federal court would prejudice the plaintiffs because the parties have been actively litigating this case in state court for nearly three years.

On Dec. 5, Senior Judge Scott O. Wright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri further ruled that remand is appropriate because the DePuy defendants failed to remove the case within one year of its filing in state court.

In November 2007, Anthony Proper had a DePuy ASR hip prosthesis implanted in his …