WARSAW — The Salvation Army served 140 families through Christmas Eve with its Angel Tree program.  This year, 289 children ages 12 and under were given a gift, book, as well as a hat and gloves according to Ken Locke, Salvation Army Administrator for Kosciusko and Whitley Counties. Sixty teens were given gift cards from …read more.

WARSAW — A sea of ball caps, emblazoned with all branches of the U.S. military and representing the past six decades, were seen throughout the Center Lake Pavilion on Wednesday, Nov. 7 as local veterans converged on the venue for the annual Military Veteran Stand Down, sponsored by Goodwill Industries. Veterans were asked to bring …read more.

WARSAW — On March 22, the Lake City Toastmasters club will host an open house, inviting the public to come and experience what a Toastmaster meeting is all about. Rob Parker, President of Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, will be the keynote speaker, followed by club members demonstrating each of the roles of a regular meeting, …read more.

DALLAS — Johnson & Johnson and DePuy will immediately begin preparing post-trial motions challenging the verdict returned against the companies Dec. 1 by a jury in a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas. The trial consolidated six individual cases chosen by the plaintiffs’ executive committee …read more.

WARSAW — OrthoWorx has announced that its board of directors has elected Tobias “Toby” Buck, chairman, president, CEO and founder of Paragon Medical, Inc., to serve as board chair. Buck was one of the founding board members of OrthoWorx, and has served the organization in that capacity since 2009. “We greatly appreciate the service and contributions made …read more.

WARSAW — OrthoWorx hosted its second orthopedic industry intern/co-op event Thursday, July 30, at the Garden at Cerulean. DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction, OrthoPediatrics, Paragon Medical and Zimmer Biomet provided sponsorship for this end of summer celebration. Approximately 70 people, including interns, co-ops, industry employees and OrthoWorx staff, were in attendance. Those present enjoyed garden fare …read more.

A recent study conducted by “NerdWallet” analyzed 99 locations in Indiana to determine which cities are best suited for entrepreneurs. After analyzing locations with a population of at least 5,000 and at least 500 businesses, NerdWallet ranked Warsaw as the fifth best place in Indiana to start a business. According to the website, this ranking …read more.

Just ahead of Sunday’s deadline, DePuy Orthopedics agreed to settle thousands of hip implant lawsuits. The decision will mean a pay-out of more than $2.5 million. The DePuy-made ASR hip implants were recalled in 2010 after it was determined that nearly 13 percent of the recipients had to undergo revision surgery within just 5 years …read more.

When Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement to close some 8,000 cases over its metal-on-metal hip implants, about 1/3 of that money went to the lawyers and legal teams representing the cases. Lawyers took an average of $90,000 of each patient’s $250,000 award, according to a New York Times report, a …read more.

Orthopedic industry reports today say Senate Republicans may be making progress with President Barack Obama in modifying the 2.3 percent medical device tax. The tax, which is expected to raise nearly $30 billion over the next 10 years to support Obama’s healthcare reform, has caused great concern for Indiana, and especially Warsaw where three of …read more.

United Way pacesetters, Paragon Medical and DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction, concluded their internal campaigns where double digit increases in employee participation were realized. Patricia Coy, executive director of United Way of Kosciusko County, stated, “These companies continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to United Way, and we recognize and appreciate the extra effort extended this …read more.

A lawsuit has been filed by DePuy Synthes against former sales reps now working for rival companies. According to MassDevice.com, the company, which is the orthopedics arm of Johnson & Johnson, has filed a lawsuit against three of its former employees as well as rival company Globus Medical for breaching contraction with their defections. This …read more.

According to a recent report, Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest seller of health-care products, has discussed paying more than $3 billion to settle lawsuits over its recalled hip implants. J&J’s Warsaw-based DePuy unit recalled 93,000 implants in 2010 – including 37,000 in the U.S. – after more than 12 percent failed within five years. …read more.

The YMCA’s Corporate Challenge, for the businesses of Kosciusko County, is offered to increase employee and community health and fitness to build employee pride and dedication and to develop community spirit. Participants spend quality time together working as a team outside of the normal work environment. This year’s participants are Biomet, Creighton Brothers, DePuy, Kosciusko …read more.

The FDA put its highest-risk Class I label on a fracture risk recall of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics’ LPS LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Component. According to a report released today by MassDevice.com, federal healthcare regulators put their highest-risk Class I label on a recall of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics’ Limb …read more.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is pulling the plug on its troubled metal-on-metal hip implant business, effective Aug. 31. In a statement released by JNJ subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, the healthcare giant said it would halt all sales of its Ultamet metal-on-metal articulation and Complete ceramic-on-metal acetabular hip system because of lower physician adoption rates and a …read more.

During the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday, April 16-17, the Circuit on Professionalism series, sponsored by the offices of Career Services and Advancement at Grace College, hosted a mock interview event for Grace College juniors and seniors. More than 50 employers in the Kosciusko County area came to the Grace campus to conduct the interviews, …read more.

DePuy executives are in a Los Angeles, Calif., courtroom battling a lawsuit that could launch literally thousands more civil cases against the orthopedic device maker. The lawsuit – Sandra Ellis, Loren Kransky, et al. v. DePuy Inc., et al. – is the first against DePuy to go before a jury. It accuses the company, headquartered …read more.

One year after Johnson & Johnson pulled 93,000 metal hip implants from the market, the company internally estimated that 37 percent of the devices would fail within 4.6 years, according to newly unsealed court records. J&J faces 10,000 lawsuits over its ASR hips, which it pulled in August 2010 after citing U.K. joint registry data …read more.

The Student Activities Board at Grace College, DePuy and Mission Point Church partnered with Owen’s Supermarket on East Center Street to host the second annual “Super Market Sweep – Give ‘Til You Drop” event on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The Super Market Sweep is an annual event for students and community members to give back to …read more.

By JONI TRUEX KLA Public Information Director DePuy hosted the Kosciusko Leadership Association session on Presentation Skills, led by KLA Moderator Allyn Decker. The recently held Community Conversation was discussed, as several KLA cadets participated in that session. Class members were encouraged to be the change they want to see and reminded major change takes …read more.

Bicycle Indiana is pleased to announce that four Indiana businesses have been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as “bicycle-friendly.” Among them is DePuy Orthopaedics in Warsaw. Summit City Bicycles and Fitness of Fort Wayne earned a Silver award as a Bicycle-Friendly Business; Angie’s List and A1 Cyclery, both headquartered in Indianapolis, were designated …read more.

Warsaw Common Council has voted to accept a resolution identifying an area of Warsaw an economic revitalization area. The purpose is to allow Wildman Business Group an opportunity to expand and apply for a tax abatement. Josh Wildman addressed the council Monday night saying the business has plans to build a 12,000-square-foot warehouse and add …read more.