Trial Court Properly Retained Jurisdiction Over DePuy ASR Hip Litigation, Ind. High Court Rules

INDIANAPOLIS — A trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to dismiss a lawsuit involving DePuy Orthopaedic Inc's ASR XL Acetabular Hip Implant System on forum non conveniens grounds because the record contains sufficient evidence that Indiana is the appropriate forum, the state high court has ruled.

On April 24, the Indiana Supreme Court explained that, according to the evidence, Indiana has a sufficient connection with this action.

From 2005 to 2010, DePuy, an Indiana corporation, sold the ASR XL Hip System. Plaintiffs in this litigation had the ASR XL System surgically implanted. Eighteen of the surgeries took …