Product Liability
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
State AGs subpoena Endo Health over pelvic mesh products
Endo Health Solutions (NSDQ:ENDP) said its pelvic mesh products are under investigation by the attorneys general from several states including California.
Pelvic mesh lawsuits: Ethicon argues for federal court in 650 Okla. cases
The plaintiffs in some 650 product liability lawsuits filed in an Oklahoma court over Ethicon’s pelvic mesh products are improperly looking to exclude them from mass action status, the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary argued this week in a federal appeals court.
Philly court sets up new pelvic mesh mass tort
A Pennsylvania state judge ordered the creation of a mass tort this week to collect product liability lawsuits filed over pelvic mesh products against some of the largest names in medical devices.
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon wins 1st pelvic mesh bellwether
Johnson & Johnson seeks to bar evidence of lost docs from pelvic mesh bellwether
J&J’s Ethicon faces sanction for destroying evidence in pelvic mesh cases
Biomet settles M2A Magnum hip implant cases
Biomet said it agreed to settle more than 1,000 lawsuits filed over its M2A Magnum hip implants and will likely exhaust the $50 million it set aside to cover the legal tab.