Ahmed V. DePuy Orthopedics

Case Background

On April 12, 2024, Pamela Ahmed filed this product liability lawsuit against DePuy Orthopedics before the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama. However, the lawsuit was transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. The case was assigned to District Judge Kristi K. DuBose and referred to Magistrate Judge Katherine P. Nelson. [Case number: 1:22cv190]

Cause

Pamela Ahmed, aged 61, had experienced persistent hip pain for years. In 2020, she visited her orthopedist, Dr. Todd Engerson, who suggested a hip replacement surgery. Dr. Engerson preferred the Pinnacle system for the procedure, despite its known risk of "liner dissociation," which indeed occurred in her case. This issue meant that the liner fractured, impacting the hip replacement manufactured by DePuy Orthopedics of Warsaw, Indiana. The surgery took place on November 4, 2020, and initially appeared successful. Unfortunately, the replacement failed within a few weeks. As a result, Dr. Engerson performed a revision surgery on March 1, 2021. During this procedure, Ahmed developed an infection, and she later experienced two hip dislocations in June and August. Ahmed continued to suffer fr