$35 Million Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson, on “Ethicon Prolift” mesh implant
Mar 13, 2018
In the District Court of Indiana a nine-person jury panel returned a verdict against Johnson & Johnson. The jury found that the Defendants were negligent in the design of Prolift as an unreasonably dangerous product, where Mrs. Barbara Kaiser of Valparaiso, Indiana was injured.
Chicago, United States - March 12, 2018 /PressCable/ —
Hammond, IN, March 12, 2018: Plouff Law, a Chicago-based law firm specializing in medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, personal injury cases, product liability, and civil rights violations, this week made headlines by winning a groundbreaking case against American multinational medical device and pharmaceutical corporation Johnson & Johnson. Plouff Law Offices won the staggering $35-million-dollar verdict.
In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, a nine-person jury panel returned a verdict against Johnson & Johnson et al., that specializes in pharmaceuticals and medical devices, after the jury found that Johnson & Johnson marketed, sold, and recruited physicians worldwide to implant the controversial “Ethicon Prolift” mesh implant device for Pelvic Floor Repair in women that suffered from pelvic prolapse.
The verdict was handed down after nearly a two-week jury trial that began on Monday, February 26th, concluding on March 8th, 2018.
The verdict was in the Kaisers’ favor against Johnson & Johnson et al. The jury found Johnson & Johnson et al. liable for its defective product for Pelvic organ prolapse repair. The jury found that the Defendants were negligent in the design of Prolift as as unreasonably dangerous product, resulting in Mrs. Barbara Kaiser of Valparaiso, Indiana, becoming injured from its usage. The jury found Ethicon deliberately failed to warn of the risks to Prolapse patients prior to consenting to the Prolift mesh implant surgery and sold a Prolift product in a defective and unreasonably dangerous condition.
“This is one of the largest transvaginal mesh verdicts in the country,” said Attorney Thomas Plouff, Esq. and Owner of Plouff Law. “Ethicon defended an indefensible product and the jury stood up for Barb Kaiser. They were asked to send a message to Ethicon to deter future wrong doing and they certainly did, a company that sold a medical device without doing any clinical testing and caused thousands of women to suffer painful complications from mesh in their pelvic area.”
The trial was held in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Judiciary, the Honorable Judge Philip P. Simon presiding. The verdict requires the Johnson & Johnson corporate conglomerate to pay $35 million, which is $10 million for compensatory damages (for Mrs. Barb Kaiser’s dyspareunia, pelvic pain, levator myalgia, painful bladder spasms, and groin pain), and $25 million in punitive damages.
“We are elated to have won a settlement for a very deserving individual who suffered at the hands of corporate neglect,” said Plouff. “We look forward to taking on tougher cases in the future through our Plouff Law Offices team.”
About Plouff Law Offices, P.C.
Plouff Law Offices is owned and operated by Attorney Thomas Plouff Esq. As a Chicago-based law firm specializing in medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, personal injury cases, product liability, and civil rights violations, Plouff Law Offices has a local reputation as the firm that wins tough cases. Having won a $35-million-dollar case against multinational corporation Johnson & Johnson, Plouff Law Offices has proved that their team is equipped to take on the biggest of opponents.
About Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, including 250 subsidiary companies with operations in 60 countries and products sold in over 175 countries. The company has worldwide sales of $70.1 billion, according to data from 2015. Johnson & Johnson has also made the third largest pharmaceutical settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Contact Info:
Name: Tom Plouff
Organization: Plouff Law
Address: 1046 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60642, United States
Phone: +1-312-637-9141
For more information, please visit https://ploufflaw.com/
Source: PressCable
Release ID: 312876
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