During the seven-week trial in Dallas, lawyers for Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli accused the company of concealing the safety risks of the metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip implants she received in 2009. They said the company failed to warn doctors and patients that the device could shed metal ions into the bloodstream, infecting surrounding tissue and causing the level of metals such as cobalt in the blood to soar.

DePuy has vigorously fought back against Herlihy-Paoli’s claims and said the device did not fail and the plaintiff's lawyers never identified a specific flaw that caused her injuries.

The jury began deliberating Tuesday evening and will continue Wednesday. The case is before U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in the Northern District of Texas.

The outcome of Herlihy-Paoli’s case will weigh on more than 6,000 other cases over Pinnacle hip implants that have been consolidated in the same Dallas federal court, and could impact Johnson & Johnson’s willingness to settle the lawsuits or continue to try cases in hopes of beating plaintiffs’ claims.

In his closing argument Tuesday, a lawyer for Herlihy-Paoli, Mark Lanier, said DePuy aggressively pushed the metal-on-metal devices for younger patients with active lifestyles, saying they could last longer than versions made with other materials such as ceramic or polyethylene, a type of plastic.

But in doing so, Lanier said, the company ignored years’ worth of data suggesting that metal-on-metal hips failed at an abnormally high rate, putting thousands of patients at risk.

"Send a clear message that holds them accountable," Lanier told jurors. He asked them to award at least $1.4 million for Herlihy-Paoli's medical costs and an additional, unspecified amount in punitive damages.

Throughout the trial, DePuy has maintained that the devices are safe when properly used, and that plaintiffs’ lawyers unfairly tried to target Pinnacle for problems linked to different metal-on-metal hip implants, including DePuy’s ASR implant, which was recalled in 2010. Last year, DePuy agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle more than 7,000 lawsuits over its ASR metal-on-metal hips.

Richard Sarver, a lawyer for DePuy, said Herlihy-Paoli’s two Pinnacle hips may have been improperly positioned, and that her active lifestyle may have exacerbated any problems.

“If you place a cup in the wrong position, which is what happened here, bad things happen," Sarver said.

A spokeswoman for DePuy, Mindy Tinsley, said the company is committed to “vigorously defending itself against the claims” made in Pinnacle lawsuits.

The case is Herlihy-Paoli v. Pinnacle, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, No. 12-4975.

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CHICAGO and BANGALORE, India, November 11, 2014

CHICAGO and BANGALORE, India, November 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Infosys, a leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next generation services, announced today that it has successfully implemented its Finacle™ core banking solution for Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), a leading U.S. direct bank and payment services company.

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The new Finacle platform provides Discover with real-time processing and customer servicing for the company's deposits portfolio, and is expected to be extended to support Discover's installment lending products as well. The Finacle solution helps companies enhance operational efficiency, bring new products to market, integrate and automate compliance functionality, reduce costs and deliver a superior banking experience to its customers.

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Carlos Minetti, President of Consumer Banking at Discover Financial Services

"Discover's adoption of the Finacle solution is part of our continuous commitment to improve our customer experience. As our direct banking business grows, the Finacle platform will help us scale and optimize internal processes so that they keep pace with evolving consumer demands and market trends."

Michael Reh, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Finacle at Infosys:

"Discover is leveraging Finacle to support business growth, enhance customer service and integrate and automate Federal and State compliance requirements. This successful implementation shows financial institutions in the US, burdened with inflexible legacy IT infrastructure, can deploy Infosys Finacle to help them achieve technology modernization to transform their business and power profitable growth."

About Discover

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States. The company issues the Discover card, America's cash rewards pioneer, and offers home loans, private student loans, personal loans, home equity loans, checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and money market accounts through its direct banking business. It operates the Discover Network, with millions of merchant and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the nation's leading ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International, a global payments network with acceptance in more than 185 countries and territories. For more information, visit http://www.discover.com/company.

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. We enable clients, in more than 50 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.

Visit http://www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$8.25 billion in annual revenues and 165,000+ employees, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise® today.

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