J&J Hit With $502M Verdict In 2nd Pinnacle Bellwether Trial

By Sindhu Sundar (March 17, 2016, 12:57 PM EDT) -- Johnson & Johnson was hit with an eye-popping $502 million verdict Thursday in the second bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective Pinnacle hip prosthetics manufactured by its DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. unit, a major win for the plaintiffs in the litigation who had this time put forth the consolidated claims of five patients alleging problems from the devices....

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