Plaintiffs in DePuy Pinnacle Hip MDL Seek Case Management Conference

DALLAS — Plaintiffs in the DePuy Pinnacle hip multidistrict litigation have asked a Texas federal judge to schedule a case management conference “to address outstanding issues concerning the status and management of unresolved cases in the MDL.”

In a July 12 motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the plaintiffs noted that in February, the jury in the MDL’s fifth bellwether trial was dismissed and resolved, along with all of the other bellwether cases.

“No further bellwether trials have been set, and undersigned counsel understands that there are no current efforts to set additional …