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 โ€œfor 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 โ€œabout the risks and occurrences of dire, sometimes irreversible complications,โ€ including โ€œurinary dysfunction, loss of sexual function, constipation and severe pain.โ€ Reuters (5/24, Dye) also covers the story.