A previous Notice to the Bar requested comments on an application for mass tort designation of all New Jersey state-court litigation relating to DePuy ASR™ hip implants. The application was submitted pursuant to Court Rule 4:38A and Directive #7-09, the “Revised Mass Tort Guidelines.” This Notice is to advise that the Supreme Court, after considering the application and the comments received, has determined to assign all pending and future New Jersey state-court litigation involving DePuy ASR™ hip implants to Bergen County (Superior Court Judge Brian R. Martinotti) for centralized management purposes, but not to designate it as a mass tort.
Accordingly, published with this Notice are the Supreme Court’s April 12, 2011 Order and Judge Martinotti’s April 15, 2011 Initial Case Management Order. Both orders also are posted on the Judiciary’s Internet website (www.njcourts.com) in the Mass Tort Information Center (http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/mass-tort/index.htm).
