Another State Sues Johnson & Johnson Alleging Deceptive Marketing of Surgical Mesh for Women

(CNN) - Kentucky's attorney general is suing health-care giant Johnson & Johnson for millions of dollars, saying the company "concealed and misrepresented" the risk of its transvaginal mesh products to doctors and patients.

Johnson & Johnson called the lawsuit unjustified.

Attorney General Andy Beshear said more than 15,000 women in Kentucky had transvaginal mesh implanted but Johnson & Johnson, through its medical device company,
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