I already know a lawyer I trust. Shouldn I work with him/her to bring a lawsuit against DePuy?
We appreciate that you may prefer to work with someone you know and trust, perhaps a member of your family or a good friend. However, very few lawyers are qualified to engage in a national mass action lawsuit, and even fewer are acquainted with the defense team of Johnson & Johnson (the parent company of DePuy) or have extensive experience in federal court. Those qualifications are essential to bring a successful lawsuit against a company as large and well-funded as DePuy. A second problem with using your local personal lawyer is that it is likely he or she will want to file an individual lawsuit in your local district court, which means you will lose many critical advantages that come with filing a mass action lawsuit.
