DePuy’s changed defence may affect Irish lawsuits

The orthopaedics manufacturer is facing legal action from over 1,100 Irish patients

Michael Kelly, attorney for plaintiff Loren Kransky, holds up an ASR XL hip implant in his opening statement to the jury during the trial of Kransky v. DePuy, at the California Superior Court house in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday Picture: Bloomberg

DePuy International has lodged an eleventh hour change to its defence in a High Court action which could have repercussions for hundreds of patients suing the firm over allegedly faulty hip implants.

The orthopaedics manufacturer is facing legal action from over 1,100 Irish patients over the controversial ASR and ASR XL products. The hip implants entered the market in 2003 and were subject to a worldwide recall in 2010, resulting in damages payouts ...