Legal Loss Over Transvaginal Mesh Implants Jurors Award $20M to Woman Implanted with Transvaginal Mesh Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon suffered its most recent legal loss over transvaginal mesh implants in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, where a jury returned a $20 million verdict against the companies. The product … [Read more...]
J&J Hit with $20M Transvaginal Mesh Verdict in Philadelphia
$20M Award in Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Verdict
Multimillion-Dollar Award in Third Consecutive Lawsuit Against J&J/Ethicon Over TVT Pelvic Mesh Device. In the third consecutive eight-figure jury award against healthcare giant, Johnson & Johnson, a New Jersey woman, 56, was awarded $20 million over alleged injuries following a vaginal mesh implant. The case is part of a … [Read more...]
$14.3M Verdict Against Boston Scientific
Injuries Allegedly Caused by the Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh Devices. Three plaintiffs over injuries allegedly caused by the pelvic mesh devices. On October 3, 2016, a West Virginia federal judge rejected Boston Scientific Corp.'s appeal to overturn a $14.3 million award to three plaintiffs over injuries allegedly caused by the … [Read more...]
$70M Verdict in Risperdal Gynecomastia Trial
The Largest Award Made in a Risperdal Gynecomastia Trial. In the largest award yet made in a Risperdal gynecomastia trial, last week a Philadelphia jury awarded $70 million to a Tennessee boy who developed female breasts (gynecomastia) after taking the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. This case was the fifth Risperdal gynecomastia … [Read more...]
Nearly $500M Verdict Returned Over J&J DePuy Pinnacle Metal Hip Trial
Bellwether Trial Brought Against Johnson & Johnson DePuy Pinnacle. A jury just found in favor of five individuals who allege that the DePuy Orthopaedics Pinnacle metal hip device failed and led to significant damage. The case was the second bellwether trial brought against Johnson & Johnson and ended with a massive $500 million … [Read more...]
Fourth Circuit Upholds Verdict in Transvaginal Mesh Case
Transvaginal Mesh Case Verdict. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the first jury verdict arising from multidistrict litigation involving more than 70,000 cases against the makers of transvaginal mesh medical devices. The jury had awarded a woman and her husband $250,000 in compensatory damages and … [Read more...]
Abbott Loses First Verdict in Depakote Litigation
First Verdict in Depakote Litigation. A state-court jury in St. Louis, Missouri ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay $23 million in punitive damages in a case over the company's anti-seizure drug, Depakote. Bloomberg reports that it is the first verdict against Abbott over the drug, which allegedly caused birth defects in a … [Read more...]
