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Forget the Apple Watch - the truly hip go for the pocket watch
2015-03-09 17:03:33| Jewelry - Topix.net
Yes, the pocket watch - the pre-wristwatch timepiece that has a history going back at least four centuries - is making a major comeback, according to trend spotters and jewelry industry analysts. Retailers and brands, from Walmart to Cartier, are touting pocket watches in a wide range of styles .
Hip replacement implant manufacturer DePuy knew of design flaws years ...
2015-03-03 08:22:15| Biotech - Topix.net
The medical corporation that manufactured thousands of faulty hip replacement implants was well aware that the poor design of the device was causing serious medical complications years before it took any action to recall them, a major class action has been told. Various options were considered such as 'phasing out' the device for all but a 'few surgeons who were big cutters'.
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We were guinea pigs say victims, as hip replacement class action begins
2015-03-02 07:14:21| Biotech - Topix.net
Recipients of a controversial metal-on-metal hip replacement implant say they were guinea pigs for a faulty device that has left thousands of people in constant pain and others with heavy metal poisoning. On the opening day of a Federal Court class action against the company that designed the metal hips, DePuy, and the product's distributor Johnson & Johnson, the victims of the devices demanded that those responsible be held to account.
J&J settles more defective hip device lawsuits
2015-02-24 00:36:24| Food - Topix.net
Johnson & Johnson has reached an agreement to settle some 1,400 claims over defective hip replacement devices, a spokeswoman for the health care giant said Monday. The agreement extends the benefits of a 2013 settlement with plaintiffs involving about 8,000 cases over ASR Hip System devices that cost the company $2.5 billion.
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J&J to Pay As Much As $420 Million More in ASR Hip Accord
2015-02-23 16:07:15| Food - Topix.net
Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay as much as $420 million more to resolve lawsuits over its ASR hip implants that were excluded from a $2.5 billion settlement in 2013 of claims that the recalled devices were defective and caused metal poisoning in patients.
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