A Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary can’t delay an upcoming bellwether trial in the multi-district litigation over its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant, a federal judge in Texas ruled yesterday.
DePuy Orthopaedics asked Judge Ed Kinkeade of the U.S. District Court for Northern Texas for a stay of the 3rd bellwether trial in the MDL, which involves more than 8,000 cases. The company also asked a federal appeals court to hit the pause button to give it enough time to appeal a $500 million jury verdict in the 2nd bellwether. DePuy wanted Kinkeade to pause the 3rd bellwether while the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit considers its petition for a writ of mandamus.
DePuy Orthopaedics asked Judge Ed Kinkeade of the U.S. District Court for Northern Texas for a stay of the 3rd bellwether trial in the MDL, which involves more than 8,000 cases. The company also asked a federal appeals court to hit the pause button to give it enough time to appeal a $500 million jury verdict in the 2nd bellwether. DePuy wanted Kinkeade to pause the 3rd bellwether while the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit considers its petition for a writ of mandamus.
