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