A Texas federal jury on Thursday found Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. unit liable for more than $1.04 billion in a six-plaintiff bellwether trial targeting metal-shedding artificial hips that are part of its Pinnacle line, dwarfing the $150 million verdict J&J is on the hook for after a previous bellwether.
ST. LOUIS – A major victory for a plaintiff in the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder litigation took place yesterday, with a jury awarding $70.075 million to Ms. Deborah Giannecchini. This is the third substantial talc verdict against J&J this year–other huge losses have taken place, with damages awarded to plaintiffs in two separate verdicts…
DetailsThe U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated cases in Abilify, Talc and Taxotere suits among others. The Talc litigation has been transferred to New Jersey judge Freda Wolfson. She currently presides over Chakalos v. Johnson & Johnson, filed in November 2014 making it the most advanced suit. New Jersey is also the home…
DetailsWEST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – After receiving reports of children experiencing seizures after using one of the products, the FDA said the tablets and gels could pose a serious health risk to infants and children, “Something like that is just very, very scary to hear,” said Angel Alvarado, who is a first-time dad. His 5-month-old has…
DetailsAfter being slammed with two multimillion dollar verdicts which are currently being appealed, Johnson & Johnson is pointing the finger at plaintiffs’ lawyers claiming that we are deliberately creating confusion about the science of talc. Why were the juries so incensed that they awarded $112 million in punitive damages? Several documents obtained through the discovery…
DetailsFluroquinolones are the most popular drugs to treat mild bacterial infections, but it was not until recently that their deadly side-effects were exposed. Over 33 million Americans have taken these antibiotics annually, and of these, the most popular is Levaquin, made by the company Johnson & Johnson. Many physicians were unaware of the side-effects of…
DetailsThe development of the Taxane family of cancer drugs started in the 1960’s with the United States’ discovery of a molecule from the Pacific Yew Tree. This tree possessed a molecule which prevented the division of cancer cells by freezing the cell division process. From this point stemmed the development of a chemotherapy drug called…
DetailsCardiovascular diseases and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States. The Heart and Stroke Ball is a major fund raising event for the American Heart and Stroke Association, whose mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all they do. The…
DetailsThe move to take a more aggressive posture in reporting potential risks with medical devices follows several high profile lawsuits involving the safety and risks of medical products. Among them a hip implant, a defibrillator that stopped working, and a mesh implant to prevent incontinence in women, which has been reported to erode. The FDA…
DetailsU.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade on Tuesday, reduced the verdict in the second bellwether trial over Johnson & Johnson’s Pinnacle hip implant from $497.6 million to approximately $151 million. The judge was compelled to reduce the verdict under a Texas state law limiting punitive damages according to a specific formula. The verdict included roughly $360…
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