J&J Subsidiary Slammed With $80M Verdict

Introduction

On Friday, May 17, a Philadelphia jury awarded $80 million in a pelvic mesh verdict to plaintiffs over alleged damages against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon.

According to the plaintiffs’ attorney, a woman had the mesh implanted in 2008 to treat her organ prolapse, but the product gradually had worn away leaving her with significant infections, inflammation, and pain that required several revision surgeries. The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Daniel Anders granted $80.025 million to the woman and her husband of Media, Pennsylvania, which also included $50 million in punitive damages.

Ethicon pelvic mesh lawsuits are consolidated as a part of multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2327; In Re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation) before U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin in the Southern District of West Virginia.

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J&J Subsidiary Slammed With $80M Verdict