Redd v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CATHERINE D. PERRY, District Judge.

Plaintiff Judith Redd underwent a hip replacement using a prosthesis manufactured by defendant DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Approximately four years later, the replacement failed and Redd was diagnosed with a broken femoral component (stem) of her prosthesis. Redd has sued DePuy, alleging that the failure was caused by the prosthesis’s defects and De-Puy’s failure to warn of the risks. She brings four state common law claims under negligence and strict liability theories.

This action is now before me on DePuy’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss.…