Johnson & Johnson et al v. Advanced Inventory Management, Inc. et al

  1. July 21, 2023

    J&J Lands $18M Judgment In Counterfeit Surgical Tools Suit

    A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary landed an $18 million default judgment in Illinois federal court Friday against a Pakistani employee of a medical device distributor who was on the receiving end of accusations of selling counterfeit surgical products that were "bacterially contaminated and critically defective."

  2. February 05, 2021

    J&J Wins Settlement In Counterfeit Device Row

    Johnson & Johnson is set to get at least $6 million as part of a deal to resolve its suit alleging a medical device company sold counterfeit J&J surgical clips and other products.

  3. October 02, 2020

    J&J Unit Wins Block Against Seller Of Counterfeit Implants

    An Illinois federal judge preliminarily enjoined a medical device company being sued by the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon from using its trademark Friday, saying "essentially unrebutted evidence" indicates up to 6,000 allegedly counterfeit — and potentially contaminated — medical devices imported by the company may have already been implanted in patients.

  4. August 07, 2020

    Surgical Device Co. Says J&J Shouldn't Have Seized Products

    A company that a Johnson & Johnson unit has accused of selling purportedly counterfeit versions of surgical devices told an Illinois federal court Friday that a seizure order of 1.27 million of its products should not have been granted, saying the subsidiary has shown "little, if any, evidence of the ballyhooed pervasive counterfeiting scheme."

  5. August 05, 2020

    Alleged Counterfeiter Seeks To Nix J&J Atty's Declarations

    An Illinois federal court should toss declarations entered by an attorney representing a Johnson & Johnson unit in litigation over purportedly counterfeit surgical devices, as the lawyer should not be allowed to serve both as a key witness and as counsel to a party in the same case, the company accused of selling the knockoff products has contended.

  6. June 24, 2020

    J&J Surgical Rip-Offs Lead To Seizure, FDA Criminal Probe

    An Illinois federal judge has ordered law enforcement to seize counterfeit versions of Johnson & Johnson surgical devices from a distributor that's repeatedly covered up its involvement in international fraud, according to documents unsealed Wednesday.