Verdicts and Settlements

Zimmer Biomet Ordered to Make Internal Documents Public

Zimmer Biomet Ordered to Make Internal Documents Public

A judge recently ruled in favor of a demand to make public dozens of Zimmer Biomet’s internal corporate documents; documents that were purposely kept hidden.

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No Sanctions for J&J with Pinnacle Hip Settlement

No Sanctions for J&J with Pinnacle Hip Settlement

Lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson for its failed Pinnacle hip device began in 2010. Since then, J&J has faced several federal jury trials over its Pinnacle hip device. While the company won the first trial in 2014; it lost three others afterward awarding plaintiffs more than $1.7 billion.

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Xarelto Lawsuits: $775 Million Settlement Reached

Xarelto Lawsuits: $775 Million Settlement Reached

Bayer and Johnson & Johnson, the companies who make and sell the blood thinner Xarelto, have reached a settlement in 25,000 lawsuits. While the companies have not admitted liability, they have agreed to pay a $775 million dollar settlement.

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Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits Closing in on a Settlement

Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits Closing in on a Settlement

Johnson & Johnson and the maker of its Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants, DePuy Orthopaedics, have been in settlement talks to resolve thousands of individual lawsuits alleging the devices were defective.

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J&J, DePuy to Pay $120 Million Over Deceptive Hip Marketing Claims

J&J, DePuy to Pay $120 Million Over Deceptive Hip Marketing Claims

The attorneys general of 46 states who sued Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. over deceptive and misleading marketing practices reached a $120 million consent judgment.

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State Farm: $250 Million Agreement to Settle Federal Lawsuit

State Farm: $250 Million Agreement to Settle Federal Lawsuit

September 4, 2018. Insurance giant, State Farm, agreed to pay $250 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the company broke federal racketeering laws by secretly funneling money to help elect an Illinois high court justice [Supreme Court Chief Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier who was a candidate for the high court in 2004] to help overturn a billion-dollar judgment against the company.

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$289 Million Verdict Against Monsanto in First Roundup Cancer Trial

$289 Million Verdict Against Monsanto in First Roundup Cancer Trial

August 10, 2018. After only three days deliberation, a jury came back with a verdict for plaintiff, Dewayne Johnson, in the first trial over claims that the weed killer Roundup causes cancer.

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$25.7 Million in Damages Against J&J in Second Asbestos Talc Case

$25.7 Million in Damages Against J&J in Second Asbestos Talc Case

May 23, 2018. J&J lost a second mesothelioma lawsuit in which the Plaintiff claimed she developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos in its baby powder product.

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$80 Million in Punitive Damages Against J&J in Asbestos Talc Case

$80 Million in Punitive Damages Against J&J in Asbestos Talc Case

April 11, 2018. Johnson & Johnson and its talc supplier, Imerys Talc America LLC, were hit with combined punitive damages of $80 million. This comes just after the jury awarded Plaintiffs Stephen Lanzo III and his wife $37 million in compensatory damages.

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First Xarelto Trial Loss for J&J, Bayer Results in $28 Million Verdict

First Xarelto Trial Loss for J&J, Bayer Results in $28 Million Verdict

December 5, 2017 – After winning three previous cases filed in federal court over the risks of Xarelto, a blood thinner, Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG suffered their first trial loss.

The companies were ordered to pay $1.8 million in actual damages and $26 million in punitive damages for their failure to warn of the drug’s internal bleeding risks.

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