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Yasmin, Yaz Gallbladder Cases Settled For $24 Million By Bayer; Payouts Are $2,000-$3,000
Posted on 18 Mar 2013 by Tom Moylan

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — (Mealey’s) Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $24 million to resolve claims of plaintiffs who allege that they developed gallbladder disease or underwent gallbladder surgery as a result of using Yasmin or... Read More

Tags: gallbladder disease , In Re: Yasmin and Yaz [Drospirenone] Marketing , drospirenone , Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals , Litigation , multidistrict litigation , Yaz , Gallbladder Resolution Program , Settlement , birth control pills , Yasmin , Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation , drugs and medical devices

New Jersey Jury Awards $3.35 Million, Weighs Punitives In State's 1st Pelvic Mesh Trial
Posted on 26 Feb 2013 by Tom Moylan

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - (Mealey's) A New Jersey court on Feb. 26 is hearing evidence for a punitive damages verdict in the state's first pelvic mesh bellwether trial, a day after returning a $3.35 million compensatory verdict for a woman who claims... Read More

Tags: punitive damages , Linda Gross v. Ethicon , Linda Gross , pelvic mesh , Johnson , Gynecare Prolift pelvic mesh sling , Atlantic County Superior Court , Litigation , In Re Pelvic Mesh / Gynecare Litigation , verdict , Johnson &amp , drugs and medical devices , Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.

Jury Awards $7.76 Million In Punitive Damages In New Jersey's 1st Pelvic Mesh Trial
Posted on 28 Feb 2013 by Tom Moylan

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - (Mealey's) A New Jersey court on Feb. 28 ordered the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson to pay $7.76 million in punitive damages to a woman who claims to have debilitating injuries from a Gynecare Prolift... Read More

Tags: punitive damages , Linda Gross v. Ethicon , Linda Gross , pelvic mesh , Gynecare Prolift pelvic mesh sling , Atlantic County Superior Court , Litigation , In Re Pelvic Mesh / Gynecare Litigation , verdict , Johnson & Johnson , drugs and medical devices , Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.