J&J Ordered to Pay $344 Million for Deceptively Marketing Pelvic Mesh
UPDATE: In February of 2023, the United States Supreme Court allowed the $302 million dollar verdict to stand, refusing to hear Johnson & Johnson’s appeal. UPDATE: In April 2022, the California 4th District Court of Appeal reduced the verdict by $42 million...
Johnson & Johnson Prolift Vaginal Mesh: $80M Verdict in Latest Trial
By Marilyn T. McGoldrick, Esq. Published on May 28, 2019 A Philadelphia jury ordered Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, to pay $80 million dollars to a woman who was injured by her Prolift transvaginal mesh implant. The verdict included an award of...
FDA Bans Sales of All Transvaginal Mesh
Transvaginal Mesh Sales Halted The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered makers of transvaginal surgical mesh implants to immediately stop the distribution and sale of the products in the United States. The FDA said that Boston Scientific and Coloplast,...
