J&J implant case: Govt confident of making MNC compensate affected patients

The central government expects to make a legally convincing case on making Johnson & Johnson compensate people for its faultily made hip implants.The multinational company has petitioned the high court at Delhi to argue it is not liable to pay. However, a public interest suit to compel it is pending before the Supreme Court (SC). "Our Drugs and Cosmetics Act did not have a provision for compensation. J&J's main contention is that there is no provision under current law to compensate patients. We have already taken steps to plug the gap. Globally, J&J is paying affected patients, mostly through litigation or out-of-court settlements. There is no reason why they will not compensate the Indian patients," say senior health ministry sources.The implants manufactured by J&J's wholly-owned subsidiary, DePuy International, were faulty, and several instances of revision surgeries were reported in India and across the globe.The laws in several other countrues, said one official

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