Washington, California file lawsuit against J&J over pelvic mesh implants.
The AP (5/24, Johnson) reports that the Attorneys General of Washington and California filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging that โfor years the company misrepresented the risks of vaginal mesh implants it sold to repair pelvic collapse.โ The lawsuit claims that J&J neglected to inform patients and physicians โabout the risks and occurrences of dire, sometimes irreversible complications,โ including โurinary dysfunction, loss of sexual function, constipation and severe pain.โ Reuters (5/24, Dye) also covers the story.