Big Pharma paid out big settlements and got hit with some big jury verdicts in 2015. The year’s hardest hit companies include Johnson & Johnson, Takeda, Wright Medical and Boston Scientific. Lawsuits against the companies alleged the drug and device makers made false marketing claims, sold faulty products and failed to warn consumers about dangerous side effects, some fatal.
A number of highly prescribed drugs and popular medical devices were at the heart of the litigation, including Type 2 diabetes medication, antipsychotic drugs and a number of medical devices like hip implants. Here are highlights of some of 2015’s big settlements, verdicts and controversies surrounding dangerous drugs and medical devices.
