- Australian authorities published a verdict against the drugmaker after reviewing the class action lawsuit filed by 11,000 women.
- The vaginal mesh implant was accused of causing discomfort in users such as pain, urinary problems, bleeding and other injuries.
- The scandal involving Johnson & Johnson adds to its baby powder which has been accused of being potentially carcinogenic.
The pharmaceutical and health industry is one of the most important for its relationship with the well-being and integrity of people. At the same time, it is also one of the most cared for due to the positive and negative impact that its products can cause. The most recent example can be seen with a defective vaginal mesh that has caused its manufacturer to pay a million dollar fine.
Description of the legal claim
In this case we refer to Ethicona company that is part of Johnson & Johnson. Since 2018, he faced the first complaints in the United States because Some of its products generate more effects than benefits. From then on there was one specific one that caused controversy and has been in the sights of international authorities.
Its about faulty vaginal mesh implant and the situation became even more complicated in Australia. To date, more than 11,000 affected women have come together to create a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer.
According to testimonials, people who have used the product have suffered from discomfort such as pain, urinary problems, bleeding and other injuries. After a long process, the authorities of that nation concluded that the product was responsible.
Therefore, the verdict determined that Johnson & Johnson must pay a millionaire fine of 204.9 million dollars. Now, if the other lawsuits that the pharmaceutical company has lost for this same product in other parts of the world are added, then the sum reaches eight billion dollars.
What do vaginal mesh implants work for?
This product was created for women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Although one of the conclusions of the authorities is that their main problem is that the product was launched on the market before carrying out the necessary tests. Therefore, more revisions are required to verify its operation.
On the other hand, it is not the only recent legal problem that Johnson & Johnson has suffered. It should only be remembered that in recent years it has been involved in a controversy over the marketing your baby powder.
The problem arose because some studies showed that Contains asbestos, a potentially carcinogenic compound. From then on, lawsuits began against the pharmaceutical company for putting people’s integrity at risk.
As part of this situation, the company was ordered to pay a fine of 110 million dollars in the United States alone. Although the situation has not stopped since then and everything led to the announcement by Johnson & Johnson confirming that from 2023 it will no longer sell this baby powder worldwide.
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