Centre to ask Johnson & Johnson to pay up in hip implants case

The central committee will also consider patients suffering on account of monetary loss due to loss of wages and other losses

Stung by criticism over inaction against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in cases involving faulty hip implants, the government is launching a mammoth exercise to identify the affected patients across the country and ensure they receive compensation, which might run into tens of millions of rupees.

Once the patients are identified, the government will decide on the quantum of compensation in each case and then approach J&J for claim settlement. “In the worst case scenario, if J&J does not honour the compensation claims, the government might sue the firm in public interest under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC),” a senior