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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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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Texas Jury Awards $247 Million in Pinnacle Metal-on-Metal Hip Trial

Texas Jury Awards $247 Million in Pinnacle Metal-on-Metal Hip Trial

November 16, 2017 – A Texas federal jury reached a unanimous verdict – finding against Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.  – awarding $247 million dollars to six hip replacement patients who suffered serious injuries from the Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants.

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$300 Million Settlement in Benicar Litigation Reached

$300 Million Settlement in Benicar Litigation Reached

On August 1, 2017, a $300 million settlement was reached in the multidistrict Benicar litigation against Daiichi Sankyo Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc. The settlement offers financial compensation to individuals who suffered chronic diarrhea and other gastrointestinal injuries after using Benicar, Azor or Tribenzor.

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