Illinois · Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check
Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check in Illinois
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Where would my case be heard?
Illinois, led by Chicago's major orthopedic hospitals and a strong plaintiff bar, is a significant Exactech recall litigation state. Illinois's 2-year products liability SOL with discovery rule requires prompt action from patients who received recall notification.
Illinois sets a two-year statute of limitations for product-liability personal injury claims under 735 ILCS 5/13-202. Illinois also recognizes the discovery rule: the limitations period begins when the plaintiff knew or should have known of the injury and its causal relationship to the Exactech device defect.
Illinois is a top-ten state for orthopedic procedure volume, led by Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago), Rush University Medical Center, and Loyola University Medical Center. The Chicago metro area saw high Exactech Optetrak and GPS Knee implant utilization through its major orthopedic programs. Post-recall revision consult volumes at these systems have been elevated since late 2022.
Illinois plaintiffs file in the N.D. Ill. (Chicago) or C.D. Ill./S.D. Ill. The JPML issues a conditional transfer order routing the case to MDL No. 3044 in the Eastern District of New York. Illinois counsel routinely participate in MDL pretrial proceedings via remote appearances, with in-person appearances required for key hearings before Judge Garaufis.
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check overview. This page covers the local information available for Illinois.
What happens when I check?
You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.
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