The Maglio Christopher & Toale Law Firm has represented individuals across the country with defective hip joint replacements in lawsuits against the manufacturer of the joint replacement device. The defects that our lawyers see vary and not all problems can be included here. However, the main defects in artificial hip devices that our attorneys are seeing at present are:

• Premature Polyethylene Liner Failure
• DePuy Hylamer Polyethylene Liner Failure
• Ceramic Femoral Head Fracture (Saint Gobain Advanced Ceramics Desmarquest)

Of course, there are a number of other problems with prosthetic hip devices that have been implanted into patients. If you believe that your hip implant was defective, but it is not listed above, you may still have a case.

There is absolutely no obligation or cost to you for us to review your case. In the event that we are willing to take your case, we charge a percentage of any recovery as our fee. In the event that there is no recovery, we receive no fee.

Typically in order to review a case, we need the orthopedic surgeon's office chart, the operative reports for the original joint replacement surgery and the revision surgery, and the device record for the original surgery from the hospital chart (this shows the product and lot numbers of the components of the device). We also like to have the device. Therefore, it is essential that you get possession of the device as soon as it is removed. It may still be possible to do the case with no device, but it will be much more difficult.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail us.