N.J. Court Grants Smith & Nephew’s Motion to Dismiss Hip Implant Case; Allows Plaintiffs Leave to Amend

NEWARK, N.J. –– A New Jersey federal court has granted Smith & Nephew’s motion to dismiss a hip implant case, but opined that the defendant would not be prejudiced if the plaintiffs were granted leave to amend.

In the Jan. 20 decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that the plaintiffs hadn’t satisfied pleading standards under New Jersey’s Products Liability Act.

Plaintiffs Deborah and Raymond Becker filed the case, contending that Deborah Becker underwent surgery in Aug. 2007, during which she received a hip implant. In Sept. 2013, however, that implant was replaced after …