, ▁which ▁includes ▁companies ▁that ▁public ly ▁demonstrate ▁their ▁commit ment ▁to ▁equality ▁and ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁work place . ▁The ▁index ▁lists ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 3 0 ▁companies ▁from ▁ten ▁economic ▁se ctors ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁countries ▁and ▁regions . ▁▁ ▁The ▁US ▁magazine ▁Working ▁Mother ▁voted ▁the ▁company ▁into ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Best ▁Comp an ies ▁for ▁Working ▁M oth ers ▁twice , ▁most ▁recently ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Camp aign ▁has ▁elected ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁as ▁a ▁Best ▁Place ▁to ▁Work ▁for ▁L GB T Q ▁Equ ality ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁list . ▁ ▁Law su its ▁ ▁Johnson ▁& ▁Johnson ▁law su its ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Johnson ▁& ▁Johnson ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁lit ig ations ▁involving ▁pat ents ▁covering ▁heart ▁st ent ▁medical ▁devices . ▁Both ▁parties ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁other ▁had ▁in fr ing ed ▁upon ▁their ▁pat ents . ▁The ▁lit ig ation ▁was ▁settled ▁once ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 7 1 6   mill ion ▁to ▁Johnson ▁& ▁Johnson ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 1 . 7 3   b ill ion ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁Johnson ▁&