Ethicon controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Patient sues over alleged Ethicon stapler defect
Lawsuit filed
A patient filed a product-liability lawsuit against Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., alleging that a surgical stapler failed during surgery and that the product was defective and inadequately labeled. These are allegations in the complaint, not a court determination.
Source excerpt
The plaintiff is suing for defective product and failure to warn under the Washington State Product Liability act.
The case was filed by a patient against Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, and regards product liability for surgical staples and stapler produced by Ethicon which allegedly failed during the plaintiff’s surgery.
2021
Optum Construction Group sues Ethicon over construction contract
Lawsuit filed
Optum Construction Group filed a lawsuit against Ethicon Inc. in Georgia, accusing it of fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation and violating the Georgia Prompt Pay Act. These are allegations in the lawsuit, not established findings.
Source excerpt
Optum Construction Group originally filed a lawsuit against Ethicon Inc. in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia last month. They accused the defendant of fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation, and violation of the Georgia Prompt Pay Act.
2020
Johnson & Johnson reaches $3.9 million West Virginia settlement
Settlement
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reached a $3.9 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson and specialty corporations to resolve allegations of unlawful, unfair and deceptive marketing of surgical-mesh devices and hip-replacement systems. Johnson & Johnson and its specialty corporations denied the allegations.
Company response
Denial — Johnson & Johnson and its specialty corporations
Source excerpt
The attorney general’s lawsuit claimed Johnson & Johnson, along with subsidiaries Ethicon Inc. and Ethicon US LLC, misrepresented the effectiveness, properties, risks and safety history of the surgical-mesh products in marketing and educational materials provided to patients and doctors, in personal meetings and in published medical articles.
2019
Idaho reaches settlement with Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon
Settlement
Idaho's attorney general reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon. According to the report, a multistate investigation found that the companies misrepresented the safety of transvaginal surgical mesh devices and did not disclose the possibility of severe complications. As part of the settlement, $1.6 million is to be deposited into Idaho's Consumer Protection Fund.
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A multistate investigation found the company had misrepresented the safety of transvaginal surgical mesh devices the companies sold, according to the release.
A total of $1.6 million will be deposited into Idaho’s Consumer Protection Fund as a result of a settlement Idaho’s attorney general reached in a lawsuit against medical and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.
The company did not tell consumers or surgeons about the possibility of severe medical complications possible after a device had been implanted.
2019
Oregon sues Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon over surgical mesh marketing
Lawsuit filed
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary Ethicon, alleging deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices and failure to disclose potential complications. The claims are allegations in the complaint; no determination is reported.
Source excerpt
at least 3,700 Oregon women had these devices implanted without J&J providing sufficient information to allow them to adequately weigh the risks and benefits of the full range of treatment options.
filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc., alleging deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices to women in Oregon by failing to disclose the dangerous complications sometimes arising from the devices.