Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon mishandled internal documents that were of great importance in the Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL) being heard in West Virginia. As a result, U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Eifert penalized Johnson & Johnson, and their subsidiary, Ethicon, by ordering them to pay a fine.
The court is still deciding on the penalty amount.
It is unclear if Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, the medical device manufacturer behind the Gynecare Prolift transvaginal mesh product, purposefully destroyed the internal documents in question. Since purposeful destruction was never proven, Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon were not dealt more severe penalties.
There are over 16,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits pending in the Ethicon MDL in West Virginia. The Ethicon MDL is In re: Ethicon, Inc. Pelvic Repair Systems Product Liability Litigation MDL no. 2327, and is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Victims of transvaginal mesh, including those who received an implant of the Ethicon Gynecare Prolift, have contacted Carey Danis & Lowe for legal assistance. The team of class action attorneys at Carey Danis & Lowe currently represents many women across the United States in transvaginal mesh lawsuits.
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