The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Indiana woman Patricia Hammons had jurisdiction to sue Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon for injuries she sustained from a pelvic implant. This permitted the $12.5 million verdict she was awarded to be upheld as well.
Hammons received the pelvic implant in 2009 after she was diagnosed with “prolapse,” which the lower court described as a disorder affecting muscles and tissues supporting the pelvic organs. Hammons required three surgeries to remove the problematic implant, which had penetrated her bladder wall as well. Her resulting injuries have caused ongoing incontinence and pain during intercourse.
