Six plaintiffs will receive a $1 billion settlement as the result of a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit. A federal jury awarded this amount after determining Johnson & Johnson’s fault in the injuries plaintiffs received from their Pinnacle hip implants, and in the company’s failure to inform patients of the risks associated with the implants.
Johnson & Johnson and DePuy are facing over 8,000 lawsuits related to these implants. Plaintiffs alleged that the two companies claimed that the metal in their implants was longer lasting and of higher quality than ceramic or plastic implants.
Ashton DeLano is a junior at the George Washington University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Economics with minors in Business Administration and Computer Science. He intends to cover developments in the health and energy sectors and the impact of new technologies on the consumer.
