Defective metal on metal hip replacement implant manufactured by Stryker have resulted in thousands of serious medical complications including cobalt poisoning, metallosis, and requirement for multiple revision surgeries. As a result hundreds of laws suits including class action claims have been filed by injuries parties. The legal rights of victims injured by defective hip implants have a certain time period to file claims. Failure to file a claim within the statutorily allotted time will eliminate a victims right to monetary compensation under the law. The statute of limitations varies across jurisdiction in the United States. For example California places a 2 year times limit for filing defective product defect claims, while the Minnesota places a 4 year tile limit.

What if the Statute of Limitations for My Case Has Run – Tolling of Statute

In certain instances courts in will allow for a tolling (halting) of the statute of limitations for filing a claim against at fault parties. Some of the most common circumstances’ where a statute of limitations waiver 9is granted are as follows

• Mental or physical incapacitation of the a plaintiff
• Injuries failed to manifest themselves until a later time period
• A plaintiff did not know the injuries were caused by the defective product

What if I live in a Different State

The vast majority of defective product lawsuits dealing with defective drugs are filed in Federal Court allowing an attorney from one state to represent a client any other state in the Nation. In such instances our offices coordinate with you and obtain permission to access necessary medical data in order to evaluate and analyze your case. After analyzing the facts and details pertaining to your case, we will file with the proper Federal Court and begin pursuing your case. It is important that you keep all medical records, prescriptions, names of doctors and hospitals you have visited for review. Additional Resources: Information on filing a Stryker Hip Implant Lawsuit here Information on Metal on Metal Hip Implants here

Statute of Limitations for all 50 states and territories of the United States

Alabama Alabama Statute of Limitations Ala. Code § 6-2-2 et seq. Product Liability Defective Medical Devices: 2 Years
Alaska Alaska Statute of Limitations Alaska Stat. § 09.10.010 et seq. Product Liability Defective Medical Devices: 2 Years
Arizona Arizona Statute of Limitations Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-541 et seq. Product Liability Defective Medical Devices: 2 Years
Arkansas Arkansas Statute of Limitations Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-101 et seq. Product Liability Defective Medical Devices: 3 Years
California California Statute of Limitations Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 312 et seq. Product Liability Defective Medical Devices: 2 Years
Colorado Colorado Statute of Limitations can be found at Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102 et seq. Product Liability Defective Medical Devices: 2 Years
Connecticut Connecticut Statute of Limitations Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-575 et seq. Product Liability Defective Medical Devices: 2 Years
Washington D.C. District of Columbia Statute of Limitations D.C. Code § 12-301 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
Florida Florida Statute of Limitations Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.011 et seq. Product Liability Claims 4 Years
Georgia Georgia Statute of Limitations Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-20 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 2 Years
Hawaii Hawaii Statute of Limitations Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-1 et seq. Defective Drug Injury Claims 2 Years with discovery rule
Idaho Idaho Statute of Limitations Idaho Code § 5-201 et seq. Product Liability Lawsuits 2 Years
Illinois Illinois Statute of Limitations 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-201 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Indiana Indiana Statute of Limitations Ind. Code Ann. § 34-11-2-1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Iowa Iowa Statute of Limitations Iowa Code Ann. § 614.1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Kansas Kansas Statute of Limitations Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-501 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Kentucky Kentucky Statute of Limitations Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.080 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 1 Year with discovery rule
Louisiana Louisiana Statute of Limitations La. Civil Code § 3492 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 1 Year
Maine Maine Statute of Limitations Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 751 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 6 Years
Maryland Maryland Statute of Limitations Md. Courts & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 5-101 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
Massachusetts Massachusetts Statute of Limitations Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 260, § 1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
Michigan Michigan Statute of Limitations Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5801 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
Minnesota Minnesota Statute of Limitations Minn. Stat. Ann. § 541.01 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 4 Years
Mississippi Mississippi Statute of Limitations Miss. Code. Ann. § 15-1-1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Year
Missouri Missouri Statute of Limitations Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.097 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 5 Years
Montana Montana Statute of Limitations Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-2021 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
Nebraska Nebraska Statute of Limitations Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-201 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Nevada Nevada Statute of Limitations Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 11.010 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 4 Years
New Hampshire New Hampshire Statute of Limitations N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Year
New Jersey New Jersey Statute of Limitations N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2a:14-1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
New Mexico New Mexico Statute of Limitations N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
New York New York Statute of Limitations N.Y. Civ. Prac. Laws & Rules § 201 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
North Carolina North Carolina Statute of Limitations N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-46 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 6 Years
North Dakota North Dakota Statute of Limitations N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-01 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 10 Years
Ohio Ohio Statute of Limitations Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Oklahoma Ohio Statute of Limitations Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Oregon Ohio Statute of Limitations Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Statute of Limitations 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5501 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Rhode Island Rhode Island Statute of Limitations R. I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-12 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
South Carolina South Carolina Statute of Limitations S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-510 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
South Dakota South Dakota Statute of Limitations S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 15-2-1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
Tennessee Tennessee Statute of Limitations Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-101 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 1 Year with discovery rule
Texas Texas Statute of Limitations Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.001 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Utah Utah Statute of Limitations Utah Code Ann. § 78-12-22 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Vermont Vermont Statute of Limitations Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 461 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
Virginia Virginia Statute of Limitations Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-228 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Washington Washington Statute of Limitations Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.005 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
West Virginia West Virginia Statute of Limitations W. Va. Code § 55-2-1 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 2 Years
Wisconsin Wisconsin Statute of Limitations Wis. Stat. Ann. § 893.01 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 3 Years
Wyoming Wyoming Statute of Limitations Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-102 et seq. Defective Medical Device Injury Claims 4 Year For More Information regarding your claim contact our Law Firm Toll Free (888) 649-7166