Judge urges haste as hip op cases ‘could take years’

A High Court judge yesterday urged all those involved in legal actions over alleged defective DePuy hip implants to find innovative ways to resolve the cases rather than clog up High Court lists.

Judge urges haste as hip op cases ‘could take years’

A judge may have to be specially assigned to oversee these cases in the High Court system, as there are 73 cases pending for hearing and 1,000 cases in the pipeline.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross asked all sides involved in the DePuy litigation to seek means of resolution after he heard that DePuy International will bring a motion before the court in two weeks offering alterative dispute resolution.

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