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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. -
J&J attorneys tout mesh benefits through fact witnesses in pelvic mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – Attorneys defending Johnson & Johnson on Thursday in a trial over its subsidiary's pelvic mesh device again used a fact witness seeking to establish that vaginal mesh was an important breakthrough in solving incontinence in women. -
J&J witness says complications rate for mesh low, big success with women in Ethicon pelvic mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if officials at Johnson & Johnson allegedly injured women with pelvic mesh devices to realize profits, on Wednesday J&J attorneys, through a fact witness, again hammered away at their contention that mesh has done far more good than bad. -
J&J witness in mesh trial says warnings on devices are adequate, give women chance to lead 'normal lives'
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson allegedly marketed pelvic mesh devices in a fraudulent manner harming women, an expert witness for J&J on Tuesday said the benefits to women of the devices far outweighed the risks of major complications that he said were a low percentage of cases. -
Ethicon official argues benefits outweighed risks in pelvic mesh trial; State rests case
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson officials allegedly caused women pelvic injuries knowing its prolapse mesh devices were harmful, officials of the company in a taped deposition testimony on Monday said there were risks with the devices but the benefits outweighed them. -
State’s witness's in J&J mesh trial had once called device industry ‘prostitute’ to conventional medicine
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson harmed women by allegedly knowingly selling injury-causing pelvic mesh devices, its lawyers on Thursday attempted to use the past statements of an expert witness for the California Attorney General’s Office to portray her as hostile to the medical device industry. -
State witness in J&J pelvic mesh trial says doctors get doctored studies about mesh devices
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson allegedly sold pelvic mesh devices knowing they were dangerous, a witness for the California Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday testified the industry alters study findings to influence doctors to purchase and use the mesh. -
Ethicon director/sales rep says in J&J pelvic mesh trial that no major inflammatory warning given about mesh
SAN DIEGO – A former Ethicon sales rep said on Tuesday in a deposition tape played for the court in a trial to determine if the company sold pelvic mesh devices allegedly knowing they could case injury that warnings of possible serious long-term inflammation from the devices were not routinely discussed. -
State attorneys quibble with defendants over FDA clearance of mesh products in J&J trial
SAN DIEGO – Attorneys for the state of California and those defending Johnson & Johnson accused each other on Monday of misusing studies in a trial to determine if the company sold pelvic mesh devices allegedly knowing they were harming women. -
Ethicon top medical officer says product complications labeling is thorough process in pelvic mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson profited from selling vaginal mesh devices it allegedly knew caused women injuries, a top medical officer for Ethicon tasked with insuring the safety of the devices on Thursday said the normal scarring that results from an implant is what makes it work. -
State attorneys argue J&J missed adequate label warnings in pelvic mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson sold pelvic mesh implants allegedly knowing they could harm women, state attorneys on Wednesday attempted to get a top company official to admit that risk warnings on the products had been lacking. -
Accountant says in Johnson & Johnson trial that sales meals big selling feature for pelvic mesh
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to decide if Johnson & Johnson sold pelvic mesh implant devices allegedly knowing they would cause harm to women, an accountant assigned by state attorneys to look at Ethicon’s business model said the company made a priority of treating health care providers to meals. -
Former FDA commissioner says in J&J pelvic mesh trial that approval process based on raising of safety concerns
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson harmed women by selling pelvic mesh devices it allegedly knew were dangerous, a former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner told a court on Monday the FDA approval process was based on whether a product raised new safety issues. -
Pathologist explains how mesh distorts, twists in J&J pelvic mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson injured women by selling pelvic mesh devices the company allegedly knew were dangerous for profit, a pathologist on Thursday said the mesh can distort once it’s implanted and such devices can also migrate in the body. -
Ethicon complaint reviewer says in J&J trial that patients felt vaginal mesh instructions fell short of explaining risks
SAN DIEGO – In a trial to determine if Johnson & Johnson officials sold vaginal mesh implant kits to doctors to make profits knowing the devices were harming women, a complaint reviewer on Wednesday said some sling patients had felt misled about the risks. -
Surgeon talks complications, infection rates of pelvic mesh in J&J mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – A gynecological surgeon on Tuesday in a trial over a pelvic mesh product manufactured by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary continued to compare the difficulty in removing pelvic mesh from a woman’s vagina like using a hammer and chisel to remove rebar in a sidewalk while protecting underground cables. -
Pelvic surgeon outlines risks of mesh, difficulty of removal in J&J mesh trial
SAN DIEGO – A female pelvic reconstructive obstetrician and gynecological surgeon on Monday told a California court about the complications of the use of mesh in women, including excruciating pain, infection and tissue damage, in a trial against Johnson & Johnson over alleged injuries from a pelvic mesh product.