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Some Transvaginal Mesh Makers Settling Cases While Other Resist
The introduction of transvaginal mesh in the 1990s promised to give relief to women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence (SIU). Over the years, millions of women have received the mesh from various manufacturers including Boston Scientific, Coloplast, Cook Medical, Neomedic, American Medical Systems, C.R. Bard, and the Ethicon Unit of Johnson & Johnson. SIU and pelvic […]
Read More →Boston Scientific to Pay $73 Million in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific, Corp. was ordered to pay a plaintiff $73 million in damages by a Dallas jury, a verdict that signifies the company’s first loss in a transvaginal mesh lawsuit involving the company’s Obtryx sling implant. Additionally, Bloomberg.com reported that the manufacturer initially won its first two cases that had reached trial over the sling, and the […]
Read More →AMS Begins First of Two Transvaginal Mesh Safety Studies
According to MarketWatch.com, medical device manufacturer American Medical Systems has launched a transvaginal mesh safety study to determine whether two of its transvaginal mesh products have caused pain during sexual intercourse, chronic pain and other complications as plaintiffs claim in thousands of U.S. transvaginal mesh lawsuits. AMS announced on June 9, 2014 that the first patient had been enrolled in […]
Read More →Approximately 20K Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Settled By Endo For $830MM
A transvaginal mesh settlement will resolve an estimated 20,000 lawsuits brought against a device manufacturer by thousands of women who say the mesh caused them to suffer bleeding, painful intercourse, and other complications after being implanted as a treatment for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or urinary stress incontinence (USI). Endo International Plc., and subsidiary American Medical Systems will pay $830 […]
Read More →Medical Journal Fails to Produce Data in Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
According to a New Jersey Law Journal report, the New England Journal of Medicine is requesting a Massachusetts judge to reexamine an order in which it is required to submit figures from a study involving the Prolift vaginal mesh implant that several plaintiffs filing transvaginal mesh lawsuits claim was heavily influenced by the manufacturer. On April 18, 2014, a Super […]
Read More →Vaginal Mesh Maker Coloplast to Pay $16 Million Settlement
Coloplast A/S, based in Humlebaek, Denmark, has agreed to pay nearly $16 million to settle about 400 lawsuits filed by woman and their families over injuries allegedly caused by its vaginal mesh inserts. According to Bloomberg, lawsuits have been filed over the company’s Coloplast’s Aris-Transobturator and Novasilk-Synthetic Flat Mesh System. Vaginal mesh systems are used to support internal organs when […]
Read More →More American Medical Systems Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Heading to Trial in United States
Another set of transvaginal mesh lawsuits involving products manufactured by American Medical Systems, Inc. have been chosen for the federal litigation’s third round of bellwether trials. Juries will begin hearing those cases in August, with the first of the third round going to trial on August 19th. According to an Order filed on January 24th in the U.S. District Court, […]
Read More →Johnson & Johnson Accused of Destroying Transvaginal Mesh Documents
Given Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson’s alleged mishandling of specific documents relevant to the transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed against them, plaintiffs in these proceedings have also filed a motion seeking to prevent the companies from using certain defenses in the transvaginal mesh bellwether trials scheduled to begin next year. According to a filing released December 2, 2013, plaintiffs who have […]
Read More →Super Lawyers Magazine Names Four Bernstein Liebhard Partners
New York-based law firm Bernstein Liebhard LLP has recently had the pleasure of the 2013 Super Lawyers list naming four of its partners amongst the top rated lawyers in the state of New York. Partners Felecia L. Stern, U. Seth Ottensoser, Jeffrey M. Haber and Stanley D. Bernstein have all been named to the 2013 Super Lawyers list in New […]
Read More →Over 10,000 Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Filings in Pending Litigation
According to court documents, a federal litigation is currently overseeing more than 10,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. A case list update released on September 24, 2013 reported that a staggering total of 10,108 transvaginal mesh lawsuits alleging injuries from Ethicon’s line of Gynecare products are currently in progress in the proceeding. […]
Read More →Judge Issues Clarification On Procedures For Filing Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits
According to court documents, U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin has issued an order to clarify the procedures for plaintiffs filing vaginal mesh lawsuits against manufacturers. The clarification comes as over 20,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits move forward in a federal case consolidation in West Virginia. Judge Clarifies Filing Requirements In an August 29, 2013 pretrial order, Judge Goodwin asserted that […]
Read More →Key Trials Scheduled in Consolidated Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
The latest figures provided by the U.S. Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation reports that there has been an increase in the number of federal lawsuits filed by plaintiffs alleging transvaginal mesh failures caused serious injuries to women across the country. As of August 15, 2013, there are now 25,910 cases making similar allegations across the U.S.; the lawsuits have been […]
Read More →Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Continue to Move Forward
Plaintiffs are currently filing transvaginal mesh lawsuits against American Medical Systems, Inc., alleging that the company’s pelvic mesh products caused injury and serious health conditions. These lawsuits are scheduled to move forward in a federal multidistrict litigation currently underway in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Bernstein Liebhard represents women who have been injured following use of products […]
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