The trial court allowed plaintiff to recover punitive damages in this products liability suit involving a pelvic mesh device where the defendant manufacturer did not report adverse events to the Food and Drug Administration, as required, and denied defendants' motion to reduce the jury's substantial verdict for plaintiff. The trial court recommended affirmance.

Trial court acted within discretion to reduce punitive damages award as little as necessary to comport with applicable New Jersey punitive damages cap ratio of five times the compensatory damages award. Judgment affirmed as modified.

Defendants mistakenly argued that plaintiffs' strict liability claims, arising out of a pelvic mesh implanted to treat her pelvic organ prolapse and stress incontinence, were not cognizable under Pennsylvania law and that the evidence did not support the jury's $43 million-dollar verdict. The court recommend affirmance of its order denying defendants post-trial relief.

The matter came before the court on defendant's motion to partially dismiss the complaint.