J&J $302 Million Pelvic Mesh Fine a Skip for Supreme Court

Johnson & Johnson failed to convince the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a $302 million civil fine imposed by California’s attorney general in a pelvic mesh marketing case.

J&J argued its due process rights were violated because it didn’t have fair notice that the award under state consumer protection laws could reach that size.

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. took no part in the consideration or decision of the company’s petition.

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 ...