J&J To Pay $3.9M To Settle WV Mesh Lawsuit

J&J To Pay $3.9M To Settle WV Mesh Lawsuit

Introduction

On Monday, West Virginia state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the state reached a $3.9 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiaries over the lawsuit involving its surgical mesh used to treat pelvic conditions in women.

A consumer protection case was filed against J&J in September, alleging that the company communicated misleading information about the risks and effectiveness of the mesh by using studies written by paid consultants.

The settlement will also solve the allegations against J&J that deceptive marketing practices were used over metal-on-metal hip replacement systems.

The pelvic mesh was approved, for surgical usage, by the FDA in 2002. Later, in April 2019, sales of the synthetic mesh were stopped after receiving many injury reports as well as tens of thousands of lawsuits from women claiming they had bleeding, severe pain, and infection from the products.

In January, J&J paid nearly $344 million in penalties over the marketing of the pelvic mesh devices in a lawsuit brought by California. The company also agreed to pay $117million settlement in October, involving similar allegations with 41 other states and the District of Columbia.