LOS ANGELES -- A California state appeals court on Oct. 20 affirmed a defense verdict in a Children's Motrin case, saying that the trial judge properly excluded an exhibit that was irrelevant and did not err by failing to give the jury a "heeding... Read More

PHILADELPHIA — (Mealey’s) A Pennsylvania appeals court panel on July 22 affirmed a $10 million Children’s Motrin verdict for a girl who suffered toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) after being given the over-the-counter pain/fever reducer... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9 denied a petition by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary asking the high court to find that state law failure-to-warn claims involving over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription drugs are... Read More

BROCKTON, Mass. - (Mealey's) A Massachusetts state court jury on Feb. 13 awarded $63 million to a family whose young daughter was severely injured by a reaction to Children's Motrin ( Lisa Reckis, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. , No.... Read More

PHILADELPHIA — (Mealey’s) The McNeil-PPC Inc. subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson on March 10 pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor criminal charge of making adulterated children’s over-the-counter medicines and agreed to pay a criminal... Read More