The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) appeal of a $302 million judgment for false and deceptive marketing of its vaginal mesh implants. The nation’s highest court denied the medtech maker’s bid for review without comment, allowing the California ruling to stand. Attorneys for the state sued Johnson & Johnson […]
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3M faces more hurdles over earplug lawsuits strategy
Lawyers representing present and former U.S. military members want a U.S. bankruptcy judge to dismiss 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies’ Chapter 11 filing. The tort claimants committee filed a motion to dismiss in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Southern Indiana on Feb. 3. They’ve long claimed that having Aearo file for bankruptcy was a strategy to deny […]
Johnson & Johnson, 3M stocks down on ‘Texas two-step’ decision
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock dropped more than 3% in value today after a federal appeals court rejected its complex legal maneuver to shield itself from liability in talc-related lawsuits. 3M (NYSE: MMM) — which has also been seeking to do a “Texas two-step” to shield itself from liability in military earplug lawsuits — was […]
Sterigenics to pay $408M to settle Illinois ethylene oxide lawsuits
Sterigenics’ parent company Sotera Health announced that it has agreed to settle more than 870 ethylene oxide lawsuits in Illinois. The agreements, announced yesterday evening, have Sterigenics paying $408 million to settle the claims filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County and U.S. District Court in northern Illinois. Sotera Health saw its stock more […]
Zimmer Biomet loses appeal on $3.5M hip implant suit verdict
A U.S. Court of Appeals denied an appeal from Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) to move to a new trial after a $3.5 million hip implant lawsuit verdict. In 2020, a federal jury in Iowa awarded $3.55 million to Lori Nicholson and her husband Willis for injuries sustained as a result of the company’s much-litigated M2a Magnum […]
Report: 3M faces losses of $100B in earplug lawsuits
3M (NYSE:MMM) could reportedly see more than $100 billion in losses due to lawsuits regarding allegedly faulty earplugs. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that a litigation consultant hired by lawyers suing 3M suggested that the losses and bankruptcy could come from suits from veterans who blame hearing problems on the company’s earplugs. The report stated […]
Coloplast wins summary judgement in transvaginal mesh suit in Minnesota
A federal judge in Minnesota granted summary judgment to Coloplast in a lawsuit over the company’s transvaginal mesh. Angela Dawn Cantrell received the Restorelle L mesh implant as part of surgery to correct vaginal prolapse in January 2018. Cantrell continued to experience pain and pelvic floor dysfunction after the surgery and underwent additional surgeries. In […]
California appeals court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $302M in pelvic mesh case
A California appeals court mostly agreed that Johnson & Johnson must pay the state hundreds of millions of dollars over misleading marketing around the risks of pelvic mesh products. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in California, in its April 11 ruling, reduced the size of the civil penalties against J&J’s Ethicon subsidiary by $42 […]
FDA says Philips knew about toxic foam for years before massive recall
The FDA said it observed potential violations of federal medical device safety rules when inspecting a Philips Respironics manufacturing facility connected to the Class I recall of more than 15 million respiratory devices. The FDA recently requested additional safety testing on replacement materials and issued a Form 483. The form details how Philips and its foam supplier were aware […]
FDA requests safety testing of replacement foam in Philips sleep devices recall
The FDA said it has requested additional safety testing on the material used to repair Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) sleep therapy devices recalled for foam that could harm patients using them. The Class I recall that started in June covers more than 15 million devices, after hundreds of complaints and more than 100 injuries from polyester-based […]
Everything you need to know about medical device creation
Medtech development is hard. Medical device creation can require manufacturing know-how in areas as wide-ranging as electrical components, high-performance polymers, molding and machining — and that doesn’t even include the required expertise in design, regulatory requirements and achieving reimbursement. The good news is that there is now a whole ecosystem of specialized experts serving the […]