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Civil Litigation

Jan. 31, 2020

State wins $344M judgment from Johnson & Johnson over mesh products

A San Diego Superior Court judge Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $344 million for false and deceptive marketing of its pelvic mesh product.

A San Diego judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $344 million for false and deceptive marketing of its pelvic mesh product on Thursday.

The state Department of Justice secured the judgment following a nine-week bench trial last summer conducted by Superior Court Judge Eddie Sturgeon. The court ruled Johnson & Johnson knowingly omitted information a...

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