California Opposes Review of $302 Million J&J Pelvic Mesh Fine

California urged the US Supreme Court not to review a $302 million civil fine in a pelvic mesh marketing case, saying its consumer protection laws provided Johnson & Johnson with ample notice of its potential liability.

Then-California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed an enforcement action in 2016, alleging J&J and its Ethicon Inc. unit misrepresented the devices’ health risks, violating the state’s Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law. Each statute imposes a penalty up to $2,500 for each violation.

A trial court found that the companies committed 153,351 UCL violations and 121,844 FAL violations, based on the numbers of ...