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(Australia class action) Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $2.6m in damages over vaginal mesh implant
Source: Australian Associated Press
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $2.6m in damages over vaginal mesh implants
Australian Associated Press
Tue 3 Mar 2020 09.16 GMT
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by the federal court to pay out almost $2.6m in damages to three women who received faulty pelvic mesh implants.
Justice Anna Katzmann last year ruled that Johnson & Johnson and two subsidiaries had acted negligently over the defective vaginal implants that left hundreds in debilitating pain.
On Tuesday, they were ordered to pay damages as well as costs to the three lead applicants Ann Sanders, Kathryn Gill and Diane Dawson.
“We’re pleased with the result and encouraged by the compensation for the three lead applicants ordered today,” Shine Lawyers’ Jan Saddler said.
“Today is a significant step forward but there is still a way to go until all Australian women affected by these products receive compensation.”
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Australian Associated Press
Tue 3 Mar 2020 09.16 GMT
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by the federal court to pay out almost $2.6m in damages to three women who received faulty pelvic mesh implants.
Justice Anna Katzmann last year ruled that Johnson & Johnson and two subsidiaries had acted negligently over the defective vaginal implants that left hundreds in debilitating pain.
On Tuesday, they were ordered to pay damages as well as costs to the three lead applicants Ann Sanders, Kathryn Gill and Diane Dawson.
“We’re pleased with the result and encouraged by the compensation for the three lead applicants ordered today,” Shine Lawyers’ Jan Saddler said.
“Today is a significant step forward but there is still a way to go until all Australian women affected by these products receive compensation.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/03/johnson-johnson-ordered-to-pay-26m-in-damages-over-vaginal-mesh-implants