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By George Stahl
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) received a favorable verdict
Thursday from a Texas jury in a trial regarding the company's
all-metal hip-implant product.
The company was found not liable in a suit concerning Ultamet's
metal-on-metal hip-replacement product, made by J&J's DePuy
unit. Sales of the product were discontinued in May 2013 because of
low demand and alternative hip products.
In a statement, a DePuy spokeswoman said the company was pleased
with the jury's decision.
As of June 29, about 6,600 lawsuits involving Ultamet had been
filed in state and federal court, most of which have been
coordinated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Texas.
J&J, which expects additional cases to be tried in the
coming months, has said it is committed to fighting the
allegations.
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