Texas · Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check
Exactech Knee Recall: What to Check in Texas
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Where would my case be heard?
Texas is a top-5 Exactech recall state by volume — Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin are major orthopedic surgery markets. Texas's 2-year SOL has a stricter application of the discovery rule than many states, making prompt legal consultation essential for all Texas patients who received recall notification.
Texas applies a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury and products-liability claims under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003. The discovery rule tolls the period from the date the plaintiff knew or should have known the implant failure was linked to the defective packaging — often the date of recall notice or revision surgery consult.
Texas is second nationally in orthopedic implant volume, with high-volume centers at Houston Methodist, UT Southwestern, and Baylor Scott & White. The state's large Medicare-eligible population (65+) correlates with substantial Exactech Optetrak and GPS Knee implant exposure, and revision rates have surged since the August 2022 global recall.
Texas plaintiffs file in the N.D. Tex. (Dallas), S.D. Tex. (Houston), W.D. Tex., or E.D. Tex., after which a conditional transfer order (CTO) routes the case to MDL No. 3044 in the Eastern District of New York. Transfer typically completes within 30–60 days of filing absent objection.
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 Texas.
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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