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Caitlin Owens

California court hits Johnson & Johnson with $344 million fine for vaginal-mesh marketing

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A San Diego Superior Court judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $344 million for misrepresenting the risks of vaginal-mesh implants, Bloomberg reports.

The big picture: The fine isn't very large in the grand scheme of things, and although California was only the first state to bring its claims against J&J to trial, the company previously resolved similar claims by 41 other states for $117 million.

Go deeper: Johnson & Johnson's legal bills keep mounting

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