MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and its Ethicon subsidiary notched their 1st lawsuit since the company suspended sales of its laparoscopic power morcellators.
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Women’s health: Boston Scientific nabs the rest of IoGyn for $65M
Medtech titan Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) announced today that it acquired IoGyn, maker of the Symphion system for removing intrauterine tissue, for $65 million, not including previous investments.
Endo Health posts Q1 loss on $830M AMS mesh settlement
Endo Health Solutions (NSDQ:ENDP) said it struck an $830 million deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over its American Medical Systems pelvic mesh products.
Amid public uproar, FDA mulls risk upgrade for controversial pelvic mesh
The FDA today issued a pair of proposed orders that would increase regulatory oversight of controversial pelvic mesh products, responding to a long-running public uproar about the implants’ potential for harm to women.
Ethicon fights plaintiffs’ remand bid in pelvic mesh cases
Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon subsidiary asked a federal judge yesterday to block a bid to send a group of pelvic mesh product liability cases back to a state court in Philadelphia.
FDA warns Endo Health on AMS pelvic mesh plant
Endo Health Solutions (NSDQ:ENDP) said the FDA warned it about procedural violations at a Minnesota plant run by its American Medical Systems subsidiary that makes pelvic mesh products.
Plaintiffs look to remove pelvic mesh cases to Pennsylvania state court
Consumers group aims to take down J&J and CEO Gorsky | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — The Corporate Action Network is looking for tips to help take down healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and its CEO, Alex Gorsky.
Jury splits in $1.2M Ethicon pelvic mesh case
A Dallas jury split its decision in a product liability lawsuit filed over Ethicon’s TVT-O pelvic mesh yesterday, awarding $1.2 million in compensatory damages to plaintiff Linda Batiste.
Consumer group wants Holder to probe J&J’s document destruction in pelvic mesh lawsuits
EU launches investigation into pelvic mesh
The European Commission asked a scientific advisory panel to look into the safety of surgical procedures to treat urogynecological conditions using mesh products, which have embroiled their makers in tens of thousands of product liability lawsuits in the U.S.
The EU’s executive body asked its Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks for an opinion on the "safety of surgical meshes used in urogynecological surgery," according to the commission’s request.