By judgment dated May 22, 2018, the Superior Court of Québec approved a settlement of the class action against Depuy Orthopaedics Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Inc. Pursuant to the settlement, the Defendants paid $20 million, to be distributed to class members who submitted valid claims according to a protocol established exclusively by the Plaintiff and Class Counsel, without any involvement of the Defendants.
The Settlement Agreement was for the benefit of Québec class members who underwent hip replacement surgery, between July 2003 and August 24, 2010, and who received an artificial hip implant referred to as an ASR Resurfacing or an ASR XL Acetabular implant. The ASR Implants were subject to a worldwide recall on August 24, 2010.
In order to be eligible for compensation, class members had until May 24, 2019 to submit a claim.