North Carolina · Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check
Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check in North Carolina
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Where would my case be heard?
North Carolina is a high-priority Exactech recall market with rapidly growing metropolitan areas and a large orthopedic surgery patient population. North Carolina's 3-year SOL with discovery rule provides adequate but not unlimited time for patients to file.
North Carolina applies a three-year statute of limitations for personal injury product-liability claims under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(16). North Carolina also has a six-year statute of repose for product-liability actions under § 1-46.1, running from the date of first purchase — patients who purchased implants after 2016 are within the repose period.
North Carolina's orthopedic implant volume is centered at Duke University Medical Center (Durham), UNC Health (Chapel Hill), Atrium Health (Charlotte), and Cone Health (Greensboro). Duke Orthopaedics in particular has been a significant joint replacement research center and implanted Exactech devices across its affiliated practice network during the relevant period.
North Carolina plaintiffs file in the E.D.N.C. (Raleigh), M.D.N.C. (Greensboro), or W.D.N.C. (Charlotte). Conditional transfer orders from all three North Carolina districts have directed cases to MDL No. 3044 in the Eastern District of New York.
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 North Carolina.
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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