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Pay Rs 74.5L to faulty hip implant patient: Government to Johnson & Johnson

Three months after the Union health ministry approved compensation for patients who received Johnson & Johnson (J&J)’s faulty hip implants before August 2010, the government has directed the company to pay Rs 74.5 lakh to a patient in the first such order.
health
Published on Mar 11, 2019 06:35 am IST

Supreme Court closes case against Johnson and Johnson in faulty hip implants case

The Supreme Court closed the case seeking action against Johnson and Johnson for implanting faulty hip implants into patients, saying that steps have been taken by the Centre to provide compensation of up to Rs 1.22 crore to them.
india news
Updated on Jan 11, 2019 02:16 pm IST

Johnson & Johnson payout: A big win for patient rights in India

Michael Kelly, attorney for plaintiff Loren Kransky, holds up an ASR XL hip implant in his opening statement to the jury. In the biggest ever payout for disability not leading to death, the government has directed the multinational major Johnson & Johnson (J&J ) to pay up to ₹1.2 crore each along with an additional ₹10 lakh for “non pecuniary” losses as compensation to patients who were sold faulty hip implants between 2006 and 2010
analysis
Updated on Dec 03, 2018 05:27 pm IST

Centre approves ₹30L to ₹1.23 cr relief in faulty hip implants case

Faulty Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) hip implants, manufactured by DePuy International Limited — a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd, were recalled in 2010 globally after complaints of more-than-usual revision surgeries due to complications such as metal leaching and infections, among others.
india news
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 12:01 am IST

Legal liability should not depend on ad-hoc largesse

Bhopal gas disaster survivors hold posters during a protest rally. We’ve had a history of short-circuiting quests for justice with quick-fix solutions. For example, in the Bhopal gas tragedy case, a judge awarded an interim compensation of ₹250 crore to victims, with no clarity as to how such a figure was arrived at
analysis
Updated on Oct 04, 2018 07:45 pm IST
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