DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled its ASR XL Acetabular system hip implants in August 2010 after it was discovered that patients with these implants had a much higher than usual rate of revision surgeries due to device failure and problems such as pain, swelling, trouble walking and hip dislocation. The recall involved 93,000 hip implants worldwide.

in 2010, Johnson & Johnson and DePuy announced the worldwide recall of parts used for hip replacements. Studies pointed to an unusually high rate of revision surgeries connected to the devices. On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen and Attorney Navan Ward, Jr., a Shareholder at the Beasley Allen law firm, take a look at the DePuy Hip Replacement Recall and the litigation surrounding DePuy.

Beasley Allen attorney Navan Ward talks about the minority pre-law day for 11th and 12th grade high school students. Only a small percentage of students actually want to be a lawyer due to lack of exposure to the profession. This conference, developed by the Alabama State Bar, provides an opportunity for minority students to interact with attorneys one on one and more.