Kaiser v. Johnson & Johnson & Ethicon, Inc.

PHILIP P. SIMON, JUDGE

This is a products liability case where Barbara Kaiser claimed to have been substantially and permanently injured by a mesh product that was implanted in her vagina to treat her pelvic organ prolapse. The mesh product was designed and manufactured by defendants Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc. After a two week trial, the jury agreed with Mrs. Kaiser and found in her favor on her failure to warn and design defect claims. The jury awarded *929Mrs. Kaiser $10 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages. The jury found in the defendants' favor on the…