Pennsylvania · Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check
Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check in Pennsylvania
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Where would my case be heard?
Pennsylvania is one of the nation's premier mass tort litigation states, with Philadelphia County courts handling major product liability cases. Pennsylvania's strong plaintiff bar, high orthopedic surgery volume, and 2-year SOL with discovery rule make it a primary Exactech recall state. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are major orthopedic surgery hubs.
Pennsylvania applies a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury product-liability actions under 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524. The discovery rule tolls the period until the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known of both the injury and its causal connection to the recalled Exactech implant.
Pennsylvania hosts major orthopedic research and implant centers, including Penn Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia), and UPMC (Pittsburgh). Both cities are significant Exactech implant hubs. Pennsylvania plaintiffs benefit from detailed surgical records typically retained by these academic medical systems.
Pennsylvania plaintiffs file in the E.D. Pa. (Philadelphia) or W.D. Pa. (Pittsburgh), where the JPML then issues a conditional transfer order to MDL No. 3044 in the Eastern District of New York. Pennsylvania lead counsel remain local counsel of record.
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 Pennsylvania.
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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