J&J Takes Innovative, If Pricey, Route To Ending Hip Suits

By Greg Ryan ( November 21, 2013, 8:31 PM EST) -- In Tuesday's hip implant deal, Johnson & Johnson took the unusual step of accepting responsibility for most of the plaintiffs' insurance liens for surgery costs, a promise that jacks up — perhaps substantially— its $2.5 billion tab, but removes an obstacle to resolution that has increasingly stymied defendants in mass tort litigation....

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