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Thursday, 11/16/2017 3:40:48 PM

Thursday, November 16, 2017 3:40:48 PM

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J&J taking a beating - again... Seems to be a common theme for them and DECN is on the right path in their case.

BREAKING: J&J Slammed With $247M Verdict In Texas Hip Bellwether
By Jess Krochtengel

Law360, Dallas (November 16, 2017, 12:34 PM EST) -- A Texas federal jury on Thursday hit Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. unit with a combined $247 million verdict in a bellwether trial over DePuy’s Pinnacle line of metal-on-metal hip implants, delivering the third consecutive nine-figure verdict in the multidistrict litigation.

The unanimous jury found J&J and DePuy liable for a series of design and manufacturing defects, fraud and deceptive business practices, and found the companies had acted with wanton, reckless or malicious conduct. They awarded $90 million in punitive damages against J&J and $78...