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Aired May 26, 2014 and the full video is available online.
The web page also has numerous documents about the world wide recall.
The extent of the apparent cover-up is breathtaking. It began when respected surgeons worldwide reported problems with the implant to the company. Instead of listening to their warnings, the company told each doctor they were the only ones having a problem. Isolated and confused by what was happening, the doctors were in effect being told they had caused the malfunction. The company refused to employ a toxicologist to assess the alleged problems. When evidence suggesting the hip implant was doing damage continued to mount, the company ignored it, instead responding by boosting its marketing campaign.
Finally, it took a Vietnam War veteran to expose the company’s behaviour. After his hip replacement went wrong, Bill Kransky took Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy to court in the US. Suffering from cancer, he lived long enough to win his case and a major compensation payout to provide for his family.
Attorney Dean Goetz and John Gomez were Mr. Kransky’s attorneys. Read about Mr. Kransky’s heroic fight to have his day in court, as written by Dean, “We Are The Kransky Lawyers”
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May 16: Bike to Work Day
May 17: San Diego River Bike Ride
May 21: Ride of Silence – This yearly ride is honored internationally to remember bicycle riders who have been killed or injured while riding on public roads. Learn about the ride of silence and find out where you can join the ride.
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Thankfully, justice prevailed and the jury awarded our client, Loren Bill Kransky $8,388,000 for the personal injuries he suffered because DePuy made a Defective Hip Device. The year ends with a proposed settlement from DePuy which will resolve many of our 132 DePuy ASR hip cases.
The year included many other legal battles on behalf of our friends and clients who were injured by defective products or in motorcycle, auto or industrial accidents. We are proud that we help injured people obtain justice by providing our services on a “you win or we don’t get paid basis.”
May God Bless you and your family and we hope 2014 is the Best Year Of Your Life!
On November 19, 2013, DePuy issued a Press Release,
[…] The U.S. settlement is valued at approximately $2.5 billion, based on an estimate of 8,000 patients participating in the program.
If you or a loved one was implanted with defective hip implant, please call Dean today at 858-481-8844. Dean is a personal injury attorney who is an expert in the Products Liability field of law and knowledgeable about DePuy ASR recall lawsuits.
The Oregonian By Nick Budnick,
August 06, 2013
[…] The case could ripple nationwide, exposing a little-known but common practice of payments to doctors from implant manufacturers.
A jury found Depuy liable to Mr. Loren Bill Kransky today in a Los Angeles Superior Court.
The jury awarded Mr. Kransky $8,000,000 in general damages and $328,330 in compensatory damages.
Attorney Dean Goetz of the Law Offices of Dean Goetz and John Gomez of the Gomez firm represented Bill Kransky, who was a Montana resident.
This is the FIRST verdict in the United States against Depuy and it is for $8,328,000.
If you have a hip device and you want the lawyers who represented Mr. Kransky on your side, call Dean Goetz 858-481-8844 sandiegopersonalinjuryattorney.pro or John Gomez 619-237-3490 thegomezfirm.com.
