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Former Ethicon sales rep says in J&J trial that minimizing risks of pelvic mesh never attempted
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson allegedly marketed medical devices knowing they caused harm to women, a former sales rep with Ethicon, the pelvic mesh-making subsidiary of J&J, said on Tuesday he never hid the potential complications of the devices from doctors. -
Oklahoma judge feeds the 'monster' with $572M opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson
Sixteen years ago in a case involving gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co., a New York appeals court refused to apply public nuisance law against the manufacturer of a legal product, saying that doing so would transform nuisance law “into a monster that would devour in one gulp the entire law of tort.” -
Ethicon mesh engineer in Johnson & Johnson trial says no disfiguring shown in mesh during testing
SAN DIEGO - A product testing engineer with Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson’s pelvic mesh subsidiary, said on Monday that sling products did not change shape during stress testing in a trial to decide if the company allegedly marketed incontinence devices knowing they caused harm. -
Private lawyers stand to make $90 million as judge hits Johnson & Johnson with $572M opioid ruling
NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - A state judge in Oklahoma has blamed Johnson & Johnson for the state's opioid crisis and ordered it to pay $572 million in damages, extending public nuisance law beyond its traditional boundaries into what may become an all-purpose tool for government lawsuits against product manufacturers.