AMS-Endo announces Vaginal Mesh lawsuit final settlement, as reported by Bloomberg News. Endo Pharmaceuticals, the owner of American Medical System (AMS) agreed to another $775 million to settle vaginal mesh injury lawsuits. Endo has paid more than $2.6 billion to settle “virtually all known” vaginal injury claims. More than 100,000…
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Ethicon Vaginal Mesh $20 Million Verdict
Ethicon Vaginal mesh lawsuit ends in plaintiff’s verdict. The jury in a Philadelphia state court jury found for a plaintiff and awarded a $20 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division, over complications with the Ethicon TVT-Secur transvaginal mesh. Philadelphia Ethicon Vaginal Mesh Trial Margaret Engleman, brought a lawsuit…
Vaginal Mesh Side Effects Lawsuits
Vaginal mesh side effects continue to plague the blockbuster plastic medical devices with severe and catastrophic complications. But just don’t take my word for it, according to court documents, Vaginal Mesh Injury lawsuit claims continue to be filed nationwide and have been so for the past 7 years. Over 100,000 Vaginal…
Tranvaginal mesh lawsuit settlements and verdicts
Transvaginal mesh injuries can change a women’s life and cause a lot of pain. They often require multiple medical procedures or surgeries. Even then, medical professionals make no guarantee. Recent jury verdicts and settlements against the device makers have sought to assist women in dealing with the high costs of…
Women file transvaginal mesh lawsuits
Problems with transvaginal mesh systems marketed by a number of different medical device manufacturers have caused women throughout the United States to suffer severe injuries. Not only do these products pose a risk of serious complications, there is no evidence that transvaginal insertion of a bladder sling has any benefit…
Transvaginal Mesh lawsuits on the rise
Problems with transvaginal mesh systems marketed by a number of different medical device manufacturers have caused women throughout the United States to suffer severe injuries. Not only do these products pose a risk of serious complications, there is no evidence that transvaginal insertion of a bladder sling has any benefit…
Transvaginal Mesh lawsuit verdicts and settlements
Transvaginal mesh injuries can change a women’s life and cause a lot of pain. They often require multiple medical procedures or surgeries. Even then, medical professionals make no guarantee. Recent jury verdicts and settlements against the device makers have sought to assist women in dealing with the high costs of…
Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Triggers Investigation
Side effects from transvaginal mesh have triggered lawsuits across the United States. Women in these lawsuits have claimed that after receiving the mesh implant, they have suffered injuries that include bleeding, infection, organ perforation, inability to engage in sexual intercourse, pelvic pain or severe vaginal pain, vaginal scarring, fistulas, erosion…
FDA Ups Transvaginal Mesh Warning Label as “High Risk Devices”
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the popular plastic transvaginal mesh device that has been used to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina, will have to undergo rigorous safety studies before being available to be used in patients. The FDA issued two final…
J&J Ethicon Prolift Vaginal Mesh $12.5M Verdict
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…