Recently, a Philadelphia jury found for the plaintiff Patricia Hammons, who suffered serious internal injuries from the Ethicon Prolift vaginal mesh. Johnson and Johnson, the manufacturer is exposed to at least fifty thousand similar claims, with hundreds of lawsuits fast tracked for early trial in 2016. $12.5M Verdict and Punitive…
According to recent reports, there is good news to share with injured women about a major vaginal mesh and bladder sling manufacturer announcing settlement to resolve their serious injury and product liability claims. Bard Announces Avaulta Vaginal Mesh Settlement C.R. Bard announces settlement of large groups of injury and product…
The massive transvaginal mesh injury lawsuits has been slowly winding its way through both the federal and state court system, over the past 4-5 years. The unwieldy personal injury and defective product liability litigation, which now by some estimates tops 100,000 filed lawsuits by injured and affected women, has been…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two proposed orders to address the health risks associated with surgical mesh used for transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). If finalized, the orders would reclassify surgical mesh for transvaginal POP from a moderate-risk device (class II) to a high-risk device…
As a Texas Vaginal Mesh attorney, and Dallas medical doctor, we are reporting this important potential transvaginal mesh settlement breakthrough. According to sources, C.R. Bard Inc., and other makers of vaginal-mesh implants, are in advanced talks to settle thousands of vaginal mesh product liability lawsuits. Bard, Endo Health Solutions Inc.…
Transvaginal mesh injury lawsuits are consolidated and coordinated in 6 individual multidistrict litigations (MDLs) established in the federal court system. These injury claims against vaginal mesh manufacturers have now become the largest pending litigation in the U.S. 30,000 Active Mesh Lawsuits and Climbing There are more than 30,000 complaints filed…
According to reports, C.R. Bard Inc., has agreed to settle a one of its Avaulta vaginal-mesh implant lawsuits, which allegedly caused severe urinary problems. This case was set for trial this month in New Jersey. Bard agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to resolve Melanie Virgil’s claims that Bard’s Avaulta…
Recently, Bard settled the second federal Avaulta bellwether trial over its alleged defective transvaginal mesh devices. The settlement was announced by U.S. District Judge Goodwin, who is supervising the transvaginal mesh product liability lawsuits in Charleston, W.Va. As previously noted, in the first Bard Avaulta bellwether trial, the jury awarded…
Last week, a federal jury in West Virginia awarded $2 million in damages in a Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh defective product liability claim. The verdict included punitive damages to punish CR Bard Inc., the manufacturer for selling a defective product that has been linked to severe internal injuries. This is…
U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin presiding over the first federal Bard Mesh trial has declared a mistrial. This trial involved complications associated with Bard Avaulta mesh. On the second day of trial, a gynecological expert mentioned that the Bard Avaulta mesh has been removed from the market. In pre-trial rulings,…