▁Johnson ▁would ▁have ▁another ▁chance ▁for ▁pay back ▁after ▁a ▁mult ib ill ion - d ollar ▁trial ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁A ▁New ▁York ▁federal ▁court ▁judge ▁would ▁hear ▁the ▁case ▁without ▁a ▁j ury ▁to ▁decide ▁whether ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁should ▁be ▁held ▁li able ▁for ▁the ▁contract ▁bre ach . ▁ ▁Trans v ag inal ▁mesh ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁a ▁medical ▁device ▁called ▁trans v ag inal ▁mesh , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁surg ical ▁mesh ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁pel vic ▁organ ▁pro lapse . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁pay ▁$ 1 1 9 ▁million ▁to ▁ 2 , 9 7 0 ▁law suit ▁pla int iffs , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁injured ▁by ▁the ▁mesh . ▁ ▁On ▁Sunday , ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁ 6 0 ▁Min utes ▁broadcast ▁a ▁story ▁suggesting ▁that ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁used ▁counter fe it ▁Mar lex ▁poly pro py l ene ▁res in ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁their ▁mesh ▁product . ▁ ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁respond ed ▁by ▁saying ▁the ▁broadcast ▁was ▁" ir respons ible ▁and ▁mis leading ," ▁cit ing ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ) ▁report ▁stating ▁that ▁although ▁they ▁found ▁vari ability ▁in ▁the ▁poly pro py l ene ▁res in , ▁" th ese ▁differences ▁do ▁not