405 Active Cases Pending on BHR MDL Docket, According to Recent Filing

BALTIMORE — According to a recent submission by Smith & Nephew Inc., there are 405 active cases pending on the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing multidistrict litigation docket in Maryland federal court.

In the Aug. 6 submission filed before Judge Catherine Blake of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 313 of the cases involve the of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Femoral Head and the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Acetabular Cup.

Ninety-two of the active cases involve THA Systems, which are BHR components used as part of a total hip replacement construct. Components may include various femoral hip stems, the S&N …