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Johnson and Johnson pays $120m to settle hip implant claims from 46 US states

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Johnson and Johnson, and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, have agreed to pay $120m (£92m; €106m) to settle claims from a coalition of attorneys-general from 46 US states that they endangered… Click to show full abstract

Johnson and Johnson, and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, have agreed to pay $120m (£92m; €106m) to settle claims from a coalition of attorneys-general from 46 US states that they endangered consumers by falsely advertising and misrepresenting the durability of their hip implantation devices. The settlement ends the legal battle over metal hip implants for the states, but not for the manufacturer, which still faces over 10 thousand individual claims. These claims relate to two …

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Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2019

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