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Company: Coloplast A/S
Current Parent Company: Coloplast A/S
Penalty: $59,000,000
Year: 2019
Date: November 5, 2019
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: drug or medical equipment safety violation
Secondary Offense: product safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Medical Equipment Hazards
Violation Description: Coloplast announced that it was setting aside 400 million Danish krone (about $59 million) to cover the cost of settling multi-district litigation in the United States alleging harms caused by its transvaginal surgical mesh.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of West Virginia
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:12md2387
Case Name: In Re: Coloplast Corp., Pelvic Support Systems Products Liability Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Denmark
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment and supplies
Specific Industry of Current Parent: medical devices
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