Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $344M in pelvic mesh case

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego judge on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $344 million in penalties for deceptively marketing pelvic mesh devices for women. Superior Court Judge Eddie Sturgeon ruled against the medical giant in a lawsuit brought in 2016 by the California Department of Justice. “Johnson & Johnson knew... Read More

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January 3, 2020

Washington state sues Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state sued Johnson & Johnson on Thursday, claiming the company was negligent when it used deceptive marketing to say the drugs were effective for treating pain and were unlikely to cause addiction. The multinational company that supplies raw materials used to make opiates drove the pharmaceutical industry to recklessly expand the... Read More

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December 24, 2019

St. Louis jury sides with Johnson & Johnson in talc case

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis jury has ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in the latest of several lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder caused ovarian cancer. The jury ruled 9-3 late Friday, denying 56-year-old Vickie Forrest’s allegation that more than 30 years of use of the talcum-based powder caused her... Read More

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December 17, 2019

Oklahoma appeals judge’s $465 million order in opioid case

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A judge didn’t order Johnson & Johnson to pay enough when he said the company must pay $465 million to address Oklahoma’s opioid crisis, the state said in an appeal filed Monday. Attorney General Mike Hunter’s office argues the award is only enough to pay for one year of the state’s... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson, Opioids

October 18, 2019

J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, which support women’s sagging pelvic organs. Ohio’s attorney general said Thursday an investigation found that J&J, the world’s biggest health products maker, violated state consumer protection laws by not fully disclosing... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson

October 9, 2019

Johnson & Johnson, Risperdal maker hit with $8B verdict

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia jury on Tuesday awarded $8 billion in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson and one if its subsidiaries over a drug the companies made that the plaintiff’s attorneys say is linked to the abnormal growth of female breast tissue in boys. Johnson and Johnson immediately denounced the award after the... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson

October 2, 2019

Johnson & Johnson settles with 2 Ohio counties over opioids

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced it had reached an agreement worth more than $20 million with two Ohio counties, becoming the latest company to settle a lawsuit to get out of the first federal trial over the nation’s opioids crisis. The deal with Cuyahoga and Summit counties comes a little more than a month... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson

July 15, 2019

Closing arguments set in Oklahoma’s case against drugmakers

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled to begin in Oklahoma’s case against Johnson & Johnson alleging the consumer products giant and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis. Each side will have about two hours Monday to make their cases to Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman, who is expected to issue... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson, Opioids

May 25, 2018

Jury recommends $25M in Johnson & Johnson lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California jury delivered a $25.7 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed she developed cancer by using the company’s talc-based baby powder. Jurors in Los Angeles recommended $4 million in punitive damages Thursday after finding the company acted with malice, oppression or... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $344M in pelvic mesh case

Washington state sues Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

St. Louis jury sides with Johnson & Johnson in talc case

Oklahoma appeals judge’s $465 million order in opioid case

J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices

Johnson & Johnson, Risperdal maker hit with $8B verdict

Johnson & Johnson settles with 2 Ohio counties over opioids

Closing arguments set in Oklahoma’s case against drugmakers

Jury recommends $25M in Johnson & Johnson lawsuit

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