They are taking on prosthesis manufacturer DePuy International, an affiliate of the giant Johnson & Johnson corporation, after an English high court dismissed the company's objection to jurisdiction for the South African claimants.
DePuy Orthopaedics voluntarily recalled its ASR XL total hip-replacement system and the DePuy ASR hip resurfacing system nearly three years ago.
http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2013/05/09/agony-lawsuit
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