Johnson & Johnson, facing lawsuits from more than 100,000 plaintiffs over its product safety and marketing tactics, has taken the aggressive strategy of battling many of the cases in court. And it is losing. A lot. Juries and judges have ordered the health-products giant to pay billions of dollars in several recent trials over claims...
Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) decision to fight the billions lawsuits against it in court is a strategy to deter future claims it thinks are "without merit", according to lawyers battling the pharma giant. J&J faces paying more than 100,000 in compensation, but legal experts said the company has won its fair share of cases too and could emulate Merck by eventually moving to less costly settlements.