Farrell v. Johnson & Johnson

MARY BETH FARRELL ET AL. v. JOHNSON AND JOHNSON ET AL. (SC 20225) Robinson, C. J., and Palmer, McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, M and V, sought to recover damages from, among others, the defendant H, a urogynecologist, for, inter alia, lack of informed consent and innocent misrepresentation in connection with an unsuccessful surgery in which H implanted a mesh product in M’s body for the purpose of treating M’s pelvic organ prolapse. M experienced bleeding and pain after the procedure, and, despite several follow-up procedures to allevi- ate the pain…