Economics
J&J Seeks to Avoid Punitives After Losing Mesh Verdict
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A jury began deliberating whether to punish Johnson & Johnson for a South Dakota nurse awarded $3.35 million in the first trial among 2,100 New Jersey lawsuits over its vaginal mesh.
Lawyers for Linda Gross today asked jurors in Atlantic City to require J&J, the world’s largest seller of health-care products, to pay punitive damages. The panel yesterday awarded compensatory damages to Gross after finding J&J failed to warn her surgeon of the risks of its Gynecare Prolift implant and fraudulently misled her about the risks. The jury, which met for about 30 minutes today before leaving, is scheduled to resume deliberations tomorrow.