Garden House Solicitors

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Finsbury Adept 12/14 Modular Head – Medical Device Alert

Article by
Kevin Timms

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medical device manufacturer has issued a formal Medical Device Alert in respect of the Finsbury Adept 12/14 Modular Head, a component used in the Finsbury Adept Total Hip Replacement. This is a metal on metal hip implant.

Whilst the Medical Device Alert has not specifically said this is a formal recall of the Finsbury Adept metal Modular Head, it reaffirms the Urgent Field Safety Notice issued by Finsbury Orthopaedics on 15 January 2013 that the Finsbury Adept metal Modular Head should not be implanted and all affected devices should be returned to DePuy International Limited.

Whilst a different manufacturer, DePuy International Limited purchased Finsbury Orthopaedics Limited in 2009. DePuy is the manufacturer of the recalled ASR metal on metal hip implant, in which Garden House Solicitors are already bringing claims.

Garden House Solicitors are instructed by a growing number of patients who have been injured as a result of the Finsbury Adept metal Modular Head when used as a total hip replacement and are forming a group action against the manufacturer.

If you or someone you know have suffered adverse symptoms as a result of these implants, whether you have had revision surgery or not, please contact Kevin Timms for free advice on whether you could bring a claim against Finsbury Orthopaedics Limited and join a group of claimants suffering from similar problems.

Kevin is also instructed by individuals with the Finsbury Adept resurfacing metal on metal hip implant and non approved Finsbury Adept Total Hip Replacements.

Kevin can be contacted on 01992 422 128 or at kevin@gardenhousesolicitors.co.uk.

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Access to Justice Post 1 April 2013

Article by
Dave Koon Koon

Following a review of the funding of Personal Injury claims by the Government drastic changes are being implemented from 1April 2013.

The major consequence of the changes is that the cost of pursuing a claim for Personal Injury has been shifted from the insurer of the guilty party to the injured party and in some circumstances this will mean that legal costs will have to be deducted from the injured party’s compensation.

The insurance companies claim that this will bring legal costs down and allow them to in turn reduce insurance premiums but only time will tell if that actually happens.

A Defeat for Access to Legal Advice

Article by
Dave Koon Koon

Many vulnerable victims of injury will now find it impossible to obtain independent legal representation as a result of Friday’s bitterly disappointing judgment in the Administrative Court.

As the Government has now decided to slash lawyers’ fees in the road traffic accident claims process, many people will be left on their own to negotiate with insurers for fair and proper compensation for their injuries.

The vast majority of injured people have no knowledge of what their injuries are ‘worth’ in terms of damages, so such negotiations will inevitably be biased in favour of the insurers. A recent independent survey found, for example, that 70 per cent of people would not know what level of compensation to claim for a whiplash injury.

This is a dark day for people who are injured through no fault of their own. We can only hope that the Government does not take this judgment as licence to ride rough-shod over the needs of vulnerable people in the future.

We are committed to continuing our work to helping victims of road traffic accidents. If you need advice contact Dave Koon Koon on 01992 422 128 or email dave@gardenhousesolicitors.co.uk .