MDL NO. 2949
IN RE: PROFEMUR HIP IMPLANT PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Case number 4:20-md-02949-KGB is the master docket in the Eastern District of Arkansas. This matter and all related cases are assigned to the Honorable Kristine G. Baker.
Background
The cases concern alleged defects in the Wright Medical and Microport Profemur line of modular hip implants, which were offered in titanium and cobalt chromium alloys. On August 7, 2020, the United States Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) found that actions in this litigation involve common questions of fact. The JPML determined that centralization in the Eastern District of Arkansas will serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of the litigation. The JPML transferred the matter to the Eastern District of Arkansas and, with the consent of the Court, assigned the cases to the Honorable Kristine G. Baker for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings.
Contacts
Kristine G. Baker, U.S. District Judge
| Telephone | Email Address | |
| Chambers | 501-604-5420 | KGBchambers@ared.uscourts.gov |
| Tracy Washington, Courtroom Deputy | 501-604-5424 | Tracy_Washington@ared.uscourts.gov |
Tammy Downs, Clerk of Court
| Telephone | Email Address | |
| Clerk’s Office | 501-604-5351 | clerksoffice@ared.uscourts.gov |
| Brady Hibbs, MDL Clerk | 501-604-5356 | mdl2949@ared.uscourts.gov |
| Crystal Newton, alternate MDL Clerk | 501-604-5355 | mdl2949@ared.uscourts.gov |
Plaintiffs MDL Lead and Liaison Counsel
| Name and Address | Telephone | Email Address |
| Paul James James & Carter, PLC 500 Broadway Street, Suite 400 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 |
501-372-1414 | pjj@jamescarterlaw.com |
| George E. McLaughlin, Plaintiff’s Co-Lead Counsel Warshauer McLaughin Law Group, P.C. 1890 Gaylord Street Denver, Colorado 80206-1211 |
720-420-9800 | gem@mcllf.com |
| N. Kirkland Pope, Plaintiff’s Co-Lead Counsel Pope McGlamry, P.C. Post Office Box 19337 Atlanta, Georgia 31126-1337 |
404-523-7706 | efile@pmkm.com |
| Murray Wells, Tennessee State Court Liaison Counsel Wells & Associates, PLLC 81 Monroe Avenue, Suite 400 Memphis, Tennessee 38103 |
901-507-2521 | wells@thewellsfirm.com |
Plaintiffs Steering Committee
| Name and Address | Telephone | Email Address |
| Calvin Warriner, III Searcy Law 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33409-6601 |
561-686-6300 | CCW@searcylaw.com |
| Stuart Goldenberg Goldenberg Law PLLC 800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2150 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 |
612-335-9960 | slgoldenberg@goldenberglaw.com |
| Jamie Towe Towe & Fitzpatrick, PLLP Post Office Box 1745 Missoula, Montana 59806 |
406-829-1669 | jamie@towefitzlaw.com |
| Christopher Yuhl Yuhl Carr LLP 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 550 Marina Del Ray, California 90292 |
310-827-2800 | cyuhl@yuhlcarr.com |
| Ashleigh Raso Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd. 1616 Park Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 |
612-767-5123 | araso@meshbesher.com |
| Michael J. Blakely Pope McGlamry P.C. Post Office Box 19337 Atlanta, Georgia 31126-1337 |
404-523-7706 | efile@pmkm.com |
Defendants MDL Lead and Liaison Counsel
| Name and Address | Telephone | Email Address |
| Sean K. Burke, MDL Liaison Counsel & Co-Lead Counsel for Wright Medical Defendants Duane Morris LLP 505 9th Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-2166 |
202-776-5236 | sburke@duanemorris.com |
| Dana J. Ash, Co-Lead Counsel for Wright Medical Defendants Duane Morris LLP 30 South 17th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-4196 |
215-979-1197 | djash@duanemorris.com |
| Erin M. Bosman, Co-Lead Counsel for Microport Defendants Morrison & Foerster LLP 12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100 San Diego, California 92130-2040 |
858-720-5100 | ebosman@mofo.com |
| Julie Y. Park, Co-Lead Counsel for Microport Defendants Morrison & Foerster LLP 12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100 San Diego, California 92130-2040 |
858-720-5100 | juliepark@mofo.com |