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One of the most common personal injury lawsuits filed in 2010 was related to the DePuy Orthopaedics recall. DePuy, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, was forced to recall its ASR hip replacement systems based on a fail rate of 13%. Failure of the devices results in metal debris in the hip joints, causing severe pain and unknown but potentially hazardous long term affects. A DePuy hip recall lawsuit focuses on evidence that the company knew that the devices were faulty years before issuing a product warning or recall. With settlements reaching close to $84.7 million, the consequences are serious for the medical company, but it is likely that DePuy will still clear a large profit from the ASR systems. Consumers who have been harmed by DePuy Orthopaedics’ recalled products €“ the ASR XL Acetabular Hip System and DePuy ASR„¢ Hip Resurfacing System €“ may opt to pursue a lawsuit. While it is thought that thousands of individual lawsuits have already been filed with DePuy and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, some consumers have chosen to join class action lawsuits. The benefits of a class action lawsuit are numerous. Basically, harmed consumers join together, strengthening their complaints with the company and their bargaining power. Another benefit is that no individual need personally foot the bill for the preparation of the case €“ these costs are shared amongst the group. Regardless of what type of DePuy hip recall lawsuit you choose to pursue, if you’ve been harmed by this product, you deserve compensation.