By Joe Messa
Last Monday Messa & Associates wrote about the third Philadelphia jury to find Johnson & Johnson liable for damages regarding defective mesh implants. Last Thursday, a St. Louis jury handed up a $110 million verdict to a woman from Virginia who claims that her ovarian cancer was caused by the company’s talcum products. Lois Slemp, […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys recently learned that Johnson & Johnson’s ortho unit, Depuy Synthes, is recalling its jaw implant system, the Craniomaxillofacial Distraction System, due to increased occurrences of serious injury. The device, used to lengthen and stabilize the lower jaw, is used on patients with birth or post-trauma defects. A potentially deadly design flaw […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys have reported often about defective vaginal mesh implants that leave recipients with organ damage, pelvic injuries, incontinence, and other negative results. Recently, Johnson and Johnson subsidiary Ethicon planned to stop selling four of it’s mesh models, and Johnson and Johnson paid millions to settle lawsuits concerning defective vaginal mesh. On April […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys say Johnson & Johnson has recalled 200,000 bottles of Concentrated Motrin Infants’ Drops. McNeil, the manufacturer of Motrin, says the recall took effect as a result of a risk that the bottles may contain tiny plastic particles. The particles were traced to a shipment of ibuprofen from a supplier. Ibuprofen, the […]
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Philadelphia personal injury attorneys express concern about the recent product recalls announced by Johnson & Johnson after the company’s subsidiary, Janssen, informed doctors and patients that it would recall one lot of Risperdal Consta. The injectable antipsychotic drug showed evidence of mold after undergoing after routine testing. Johnson & Johnson also recalled 200,000 bottles of […]
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Philadelphia personal injury lawyers say that Extra Strength Tylenol will have a different look beginning next month as Johnson & Johnson has announced that it will add a red warning to the medication. The new warning is intended to advise consumers of the risks associated with ingesting too much of the over-the-counter drug. Acetaminophen, the […]
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Personal injury lawyers announce that the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has approved the consolidation of 27 cases against drug makers McNeil/Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and L. Perrigo Co. involving the use of over-the-counter Tylenol. U.S. District Judge Lawrence F. Stengel of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania will hear the cases of plaintiffs who […]
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Philadelphia personal injury lawyers learned that a jury awarded damages in the amount of $3.35 million to a woman who suffered from severe pain resulting from vaginal mesh implant used during her surgery. The woman underwent 18 repair surgeries, but they were unsuccessful. According to the woman’s attorney, pain and other complications caused by the […]
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A study completed by two Boston hospitals revealed that one in every 15 patients who were treated with acetaminophen got more than the maximum daily recommended dose at least once. Acetaminophen, sold as Tylenol, has the potential to cause liver damage and even death when taken in large doses. The maximum daily dose is 4 […]
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