United States:
New York State Resolved Ethicon Case With Johnson & Johnson
03 December 2019
Clyde & Co
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New York State has entered into a consent judgment with Johnson
& Johnson regarding their surgical mesh products.
The New York State Attorney General's office has entered
into a consent judgment with Johnson & Johnson in a deceptive
trade practices lawsuit it brought against the company in
connection with the marketing of Ethicon surgical mesh products.
While the consent judgment specifically states that the defendant
admits no wrongdoing, etc., the document requires Ethicon, Inc. (a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) to cease making
specific representations as well as requiring it to make several
other specific risk-related statements concerning the product,
disclose its sponsorship of certain medical literature, and pay USD
116,860,000 in damages. A copy of the judgment can be downloaded
below.
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