By Joe Messa
In November 2013, Johnson & Johnson paid over $2 billion in criminal and civil penalties and fines for their part in the misrepresentative marketing of Risperdal, an antipsychotic drug sold by their subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Nearly a year and a half later, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is back in court, fighting claims that they marketed […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys are in support of women who want the Justice Department to review claims that Johnson & Johnson intentionally destroyed documents related to its vaginal mesh implants. The defective devices, manufactured by Ethicon, were implanted in thousands of women who say they have suffered debilitating injuries as a result of the product. […]
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Philadelphia personal injury lawyers say the antipsychotic drug Risperdal is the focus of dozens of lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson. According to court documents, one of the side effects of Risperdal is gynecomastia, a condition that causes the development of breast tissue in males as a result of elevated levels of the hormone prolactin. […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys report a jury verdict totaling $109 million, including interest, for a teenage girl who suffered life-threatening injuries after she took Motrin to reduce a fever in 2003. Samantha Reckis was seven years old when her parents gave her the Motrin. She lost most of her skin as a result of a […]
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Three judges in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal have ruled to uphold a nearly $258 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson. The decision will require Johnson & Johnson to pay the state of Louisiana for defrauding the Medicaid program by misleading doctors in the state about the possible side effects of Risperdal, an anti-psychotic […]
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Personal Injury Lawyers: Johnson & Johnson Plans to Stop Selling Vaginal Mesh Implants that Have Caused Injuries Personal injury lawyers have recently learned that Johnson & Johnson says it will stop selling four of its vaginal mesh implant devices worldwide. Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson division, manufactures the devices used to treat incontinence and shore […]
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Personal Injury Attorneys: Johnson and Johnson Sold Vaginal Mesh Implant Before Getting FDA Approval Personal injury attorneys have filed more than 550 lawsuits on behalf of women claiming that Johnson & Johnson’s vaginal mesh implant, Gynecare Prolift, is responsible for their injuries. Gynecare Prolift, manufactured by Johnson and Johnson’s Ethicon, and other vaginal mesh devices, […]
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