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2/11/2015

A patient advocate has filed a Pro Se complaint against Johnson & Johnson accusing it of organized corruption. In the complaint, filed in the U.S. Dis...

The Difference Between Hope and Despair - Same Facts, Different Way of Telling a Story

2/10/2015

Hal Lewis By Halley B. (Hal) Lewis, III, of Fonvielle Lewis Foote & Messer (wrongfullyinjured.com) “Life isn't fair.” It’s a saying that has probably…

Plaintiff on the Stand in Perry v. Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Trial

2/9/2015

Thanks to Courtroom View Network for access to live streaming video of the Perry v. Ethicon trial. Mesh News Desk is prevented from showing any plaint...

Judge Goodwin Predicts Rocky Path if Pelvic Mesh Cases Don’t Settle

2/6/2015

Mesh News Desk, February 6, 2015 ~ “This is the rocky path,” Judge Joseph Goodwin forecast to a full courtroom Thursday and Friday, if there are not s…

Judge Goodwin Calls for Pelvic Mesh Settlements as Lawyers Gather in WV

2/4/2015

Judge Joseph Goodwin has a problem. With more than 72,000 federal cases filed in his court, consolidated in multidistrict litigation (MDL), he knows t...

New Year~ Renewed Determination!

2/3/2015

Hello February~ Those of you who are socked in with winter, I’m sorry. When it hits 60 degrees in Florida, we complain and have a cup of hot tea. But …

*NEW - Pelvic Mesh Litigation Ahead

2/1/2015

For those court watchers who may want to attend a pelvic mesh trial, here are the upcoming actions around the country. Please be advised there may be...

Perry v. Ethicon: Sales Rep, Doc in the Dark about Pelvic Mesh Dangers

1/30/2015

Thanks to Courtroom View Network for allowing Mesh News Desk (MND) to observe the proceedings in the Perry v Ethicon case. No quotations or images may b…

Ethicon Abbrevo - A TVT Family Member- Day Two of Pelvic Mesh Trial

1/28/2015

The TVT-Abbrevo, used to treat stress urinary incontinence is the focus of the Perry v. Ethicon product liability trial in Bakersfield, CA. Ultimately Perry was successful against the healthcare giant

Ethicon on Hot Seat in California Courtroom Perry v Ethicon Begins

1/26/2015

Abbrevo from Ethicon brochure This is the second trial so far this year that puts healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson and its medical device subsidia…

The Mesh Warrior Foundation for the Injured Store

1/22/2015

January 22, 2015 ~ As part of their fundraising efforts, The Mesh Warrior Foundation for the Injured is selling these beautiful Mesh Awareness turquoi...

NEW * Mesh Graphic Says it All!

1/22/2015

by Jade R. Here is an image sent to Mesh News by Jade R. Thank you Jade. No further words are needed. What would your caption be? …

NEW* Cisson $2 Million Verdict Will Stand

1/22/2015

U.S. District Court, Charleston, W.V. Judge Joseph Goodwin has ruled the $2 million jury award in the Donna Cisson case will stand. The August 2013 c...

Defense Experts Refute Pelvic Mesh Infection Theory in J&J Death Case

1/21/2015

Macrophages at work, Stonybrook Medicine Early this week, defense attorneys for Johnson & Johnson and its medical device division, Ethicon, questione...

Budke v. Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Death Case Settles!

1/21/2015

Camden Co court Mesh News Desk, January 15, 2015 ~ Following a two week trial the wrongful death, pelvic mesh case of Joan Budke settled just before…

Defense Granted Punitive Motion in J&J Pelvic Mesh Case

1/20/2015

The pelvic mesh death case of Budke v. Ethicon continued Monday in a Camden Co. Missouri courtroom with the defense granted its motion to deny punitiv…

J & J Asks for Directed Verdict to End Defective Mesh Trial

1/17/2015

The plaintiffs in the Budke v Ethicon trial in this Camden Co. Missouri courtroom planned to bring their eight day trial to a close today. But before ...

Plaintiffs Wraps Budke V. Ethicon with Family, Executives of J&J

1/16/2015

A string of corporate executives with Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson, highlighted this next to last day for the plaintiffs’ case in Budke v.…

Budke Son on the Stand in Pelvic Mesh Death Trial Against J&J

1/14/2015

Budke family All of the family of Joan Budke was in the courtroom today. The youngest and only son, David, from Houston, arrived Monday and would te…

Defense Calls for Mistrial at Pelvic Mesh Death Trial in Mo.

1/14/2015

Is the Prolift mesh still used today in the U.S? If you listen to the defense team representing Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson, one could get the impre...

Septic Emboli Killed Pelvic Mesh Victim Says Harvard Doctor

1/14/2015

Dr. John Godleski, Harvard Pathologist It is the leading theory of the plaintiffs in this pelvic mesh case of Budke v. Ethicon- septic emboli killed ...

Urogynecologist Credibility Under Attack in Missouri Pelvic Mesh Death Trial

1/13/2015

Christy Jones, from Linda Gross trial Feb 2013 As it seemed from this court observer, Dr. Anne Weber was a credible and knowledgeable witness on the …

Rock Star Urogyn on Stand in Pelvic Mesh Trial

1/12/2015

Dr. Anne Weber, from Linda Gross trial. Cameras are now allowed in this Mo. case. She was calm, personable and very knowledgeable. Dr. Anne Weber ap...

Mesh Resources Online

1/10/2015

Thanks to Jennifer R. and all the leaders who are keeping the mesh information presence online for others to learn. Congratulations! Raising the pro…

What Jurors Won't Hear

1/10/2015

Due to Motions in Limine, that is, deciding what will and will not be presented to jurors in a trial, there are a number of things jurors won't hear i…

The Death of a Pelvic Mesh Patient - Trial Enters Third Day

1/10/2015

Ms. Joan Budke, age 77, died in August 2009. The official cause of death was a pulmonary mass, with a secondary cause of infection caused by her pelvic mesh.

The Launch of Prolift Pelvic Mesh - What the Company Knew

1/9/2015

Dr. Axel Arnaud, from Linda Gross case Budke Day Three – The old adage is you don’t want to know how laws and sausage are made. As this trial is sho...

Juror No Show Slows Contentious Pelvic Mesh Trial

1/9/2015

Budke Christmas from Facebook Budke Day Two – No Show Juror Things got off to a slow start on Thursday morning because one of the 16 jurors, a young…

Grey Haze Over Lake of the Ozarks as Prolift Pelvic Mesh Death Case Begins

1/7/2015

It is grey and 13 degrees F. today in this small town of Camdenton, Missouri as the first day of the Budke v Ethicon defective product case gets under...

Hello 2015! Mesh Makers are You Listening?

1/2/2015

Welcome to Mesh News Desk/ Mesh Medical Device News Desk! As wonderful as the holidays were to enjoy some downtime and relaxation (as relaxed as one c…

FAVORABLE JURY VERDICTS CONTINUE IN TRANSVAGINAL MESH (TVM) LITIGATION—IS AMS WATCHING?

12/11/2014

By Dan C. Bolton, Of Counsel, Keller, Fishback & Jackson LLP In recent months, Endo Pharmaceuticals made several announcements concern...

Scotland: Win Big Prizes from Pushing Pelvic Mesh!

12/8/2014

Dec 7, 2014 Sunday Mail and Daily Record, by Marion Scott Believe it not pushing mesh implants can win you a prize trip to Brazil! Marion Scott of th…

December 2014 - Welcome to Mesh News Desk

12/1/2014

Peace on Earth by Mark Adamus Welcome to Mesh News Desk/ Mesh Medical Device News Desk! As the year comes to an end it is time to reflect on pain and...

Latest Trial - Plaintiffs Awarded $18.5 Million in Boston Scientific Mesh Sling Trial

11/20/2014

Boston Scientific has suffered its latest in a series of losses in product liability cases involving its pelvic meshes. Thursday afternoon, a West Vir…

Christine Scott: Bard $5.5 Million Loss at Trial Survives Appeal

11/20/2014

Mesh maker C.R. Bard had challenged the jury award of $5.5 million for plaintiff Christine and Roy Scott in the first pelvic trial in the country in J...

Jury has Boston Scientific Obtryx Pelvic Mesh Case

11/19/2014

Obtryx II latest version of Obtryx At this hour the jury has the case of Tyree v Boston Scientific (2:12-cv-08633) filed in federal court in West Vi…

Hernia Mesh-Injured Doug Bean: Suffering in Silence and Neglect

11/17/2014

Doug Bean in Maine and his friend Kairos Doug Bean is a hernia mesh-injured man living in Maine. Please read his story. It is what happens when human...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Dr. Veronikis

11/17/2014

In a front page story, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports on pelvic mesh removal doctor Dr. Dionysios Veronikis. The headline “Women come from across…

Jury Awards $26.7 Million to Four Women Injured by Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh!

11/13/2014

Mesh News Desk, November 13, 2014 ~A nine-person jury in the defective product trial of a pelvic mesh product made by Boston Scientific decided this e...

Day 7: Boston Scientific Case with the Jury!

11/13/2014

Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair kit At this writing, the case of four mesh-injured patients who claim the Boston Scientific Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair…

Day Five: Doctors who Disagree with Pelvic Mesh as the “Standard of Care”

11/12/2014

Wilkie Ferguson federal court, Miami If the lawyers working for Boston Scientific need to convince a jury that polypropylene pelvic mesh is the “sta...

Day Four: Doctors and Patients in Boston Scientific Pinnacle Mesh Trial

11/7/2014

DAY FOUR: Two of the four female plaintiffs who’ve filed defective product cases against mesh maker Boston Scientific (BSC) appeared on the stand in …

DAY THREE: The Father of the Pinnacle Mesh Kit

11/6/2014

Dr. Dennis Miller, urogynecologist Mesh News Desk thanks the many donors and Herman Gerel Law and Saunders & Walker for their contributions to this c...

Boston Scientific Day Two: The Problem with Pinnacle and Polypropylene

11/6/2014

In this second day of a federal product liability trial of four women implanted with the Pinnacle Pelvic Mesh Kit, polypropylene (PP) was on the stand. This is a continuation of the MDL cases.

Day One for Boston Scientific's Pinnacle Mesh Kit

Dan C. Bolton and Farid Zakaria

11/4/2014

Judge Joseph Goodwin was dwarfed by enormity of the cavernous federal courtroom on the 13th floor of the Wilkie Ferguson courthouse in downtown Miami....

Multi-Plaintiff Hernia Mesh Case Against Atrium Medical Co. Will Proceed in California Court

11/4/2014

In June 2014, Keller, Fishback & Jackson LLP filed a multi-plaintiff case in California Superior Court against Atrium Medical Corp. on behalf of eight plaintiffs who were implanted with Atrium mesh

Boston Scientific's Pinnacle Pelvic Mesh Kit on Trial in Miami Federal Court

11/3/2014

Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair kit The first of nearly 15,000 federal lawsuits facing mesh manufacturer Boston Scientific (BCS) will begin November 3 ...

November Mesh News Desk

11/3/2014

Welcome to Mesh Medical Device News Desk, also known as Mesh News Desk (MND). If you are new to the issue of mesh injuries, the search bar at the top …

FDA - What Are We Waiting For?

10/28/2014

FDA-What Are We Waiting For? It's been months since the FDA said a word about mesh, and years since it's known stronger action was needed. Meanwhile, …

Hernia Mesh: The Debate and the History

10/28/2014

In this excellent article by General Surgery News by Dr. Robert Bendavid on the history of hernia mesh as well as the present-day debate on its use.

Doctor Directory: Dr. Daniel Elliott- Urology Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

10/27/2014

Dr. Daniel Elliott, Mayo Clinic Urology, Rochester MN As part of an ongoing series: Doctor Directory, Mesh News Desk will bring you interviews with...

Kentucky Mesh Survivor Power- Catch Them Before Nov. Elections

10/24/2014

Kentucky Women - Don’t Shut Up, Speak Up!! One Kentucky Mesh Survivor has been very busy as an Influencer with Coordinated Actions. She says, “I belie…

FDA Loosens its Leash on Medical Device Makers

10/22/2014

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making it a little easier on medical device manufacturers to “tweak” their product without having the burden...

November: Upcoming Pelvic Mesh Trials!!

10/21/2014

Thank you Pamela Wise for your ability to figure out the graphics here and create this incredible calendar!! Click on Calendar for full view! Three …

Salazar $73 Million Transvaginal Mesh Award Slashed in Half Due to Tort Reform

10/20/2014

At the time, it was the highest award ever given a woman injured by pelvic mesh. Now that it has been reduced in half, to $34.6 million, it remains th...

J&J Wants New Trial After $3.27 Huskey Verdict

10/19/2014

Byrd Federal Courthouse, Charleston WV On October 14, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) filed a Motion in federal court asking that the Jo Huskey verdict be o…

Mesh Survivors UK- Contact Your GP, MP - Challenge the Information!

10/10/2014

Map of UK, WikiCommons A mesh survivor from the UK suggests survivors contact their GP and MP with their mesh survivor stories. (GP is general pract...

C.R. Bard May Settle 500 Cases for $21 Million

10/8/2014

Bard Avaulta October 8, 2014 - Readers of Mesh News Desk have been wondering why there has been no news on the C.R. Bard front while other mesh manu…

Scotland: Industry Sponsored Docs on Mesh Safety Review Team

10/6/2014

Another story by Scottish reporter Marion Scott finds that a government probe into mesh implants is allegedly under the heavy influence of indus...

October ~ Welcome to Mesh News Desk

10/5/2014

Bridge in Central Park, NYC, Ed Yourdon, Wikicommons Hello and Welcome October Readers to Mesh News Desk. How are you? If you are new to the Pelvic ...

Young Mesh-Injured Woman from the Northeast Looking for Help

10/5/2014

Like so many, this woman has been told not to speak up. We respect that. It is possible her case will go to trial and she will be deposed. So she wi…

Israeli Lawyers Preparing Class Action Defective Product Suits Over Prolift Mesh

10/2/2014

Statue, WikiCommons More news is coming into Mesh News Desk from around the world concerning mesh litigation. Johnson & Johnson is being sued in Isra…

$1.6 Billion Master Settlement Reached to Resolve AMS Pelvic Mesh Claims

10/1/2014

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 30, 2014 ~ This afternoon Endo International announced a master settlement has been reached that will resolve…

FDA Must Reclassify Synthetic Mesh Now!

10/1/2014

October 2, 2014 Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services Jeffrey E. Shuren, M.D....

Scottish Medical Officer Says Docs Can Continue to Implant Mesh Despite Mesh Suspension

9/29/2014

Marion Scott Marion Scott, the reporter who has passionately reported on the pelvic mesh issue for the Daily Record and Sunday Mail newspaper in Scot...

100-Thousand Mesh Defective Product Cases Now Filed as Mesh Makers Assure Shareholders

9/29/2014

Mesh News Desk has done the math and the numbers of pelvic mesh lawsuits just keeps rising. Including the numbers from the mesh makers latest Securiti…

Report Finds Doctors Still Using Power Morcellator Despite the Risks

9/23/2014

Months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned a medical device could spread deadly uterine cancers, many hospitals and doctors are still using them.

Kugel Mesh Lawsuits Still Being Filed After Recall and Settlement

9/19/2014

Kugel mesh from Bard website According to an article in Lawyers and Settlements lawsuits are still being filed against the maker of the Kugel Hernia ...

Court Watchers Wanted for Next Boston Scientific Trial

9/19/2014

Are you able to travel to Dallas October 6 to observe the Figueroa trial against Boston Scientific in Dallas? Judge Molberg will preside, the same ju…

Cardenas Trial v. Boston Scientific Omitted Material Safety Data

9/14/2014

According to this article in Lawyers and Settlements, lawyers for Maria Cardenas (Cardenas v. Boston Scientific) were not allowed to introduce to the ...

This Has To Stop!

9/11/2014

A mesh injured woman who does not want to be identified writes: "These products need to stop! Life as it once was before my mesh implant…

Attorney Tells Mesh News Desk Why the $73 Mill Win in Salazar Case?

9/10/2014

Mesh News Desk talked tonight with David Matthews, of Matthews & Associates, one of the Texas law firms that represented Mrs. Salazar. This case was ...

Salazar v Boston Scientific- $73.5 Million - How it Breaks Down

9/9/2014

Mesh News Desk is thankful to attorney Kevin Edwards – Edwards and de la Cerda law firm here, who was involved in the case of Martha Salazar v. Boston…

Boston Scientific Must Pay Salazar $73.5 Million!

9/9/2014

Obtryx II Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 8, 2014 ~ A Dallas jury has returned a verdict in excess of $73.465 million for Martha Salazar in ...

Plaintiffs' Attorney Talks to Jurors One Last Time in Federal Pelvic Mesh Case

Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Motley Rice Fidelma Fitzpatrick was the lead attorney representing Motley Rice on behalf of Mrs. Huskey. Her closing arguments...

Closing Argument Ed Wallace in Huskey v. Ethicon

Jane Akre Your reporter, Jane Akre, was in the courtroom and listened to the closing arguments. They are usually a good summary of what transpired d…

Jury Decides for Huskey $3.27 Million in Pelvic Mesh Trial!

After a two week trial, Huskey v. Ethicon, the eight member jury returned a verdict just before noon, Friday September 5, of $3.27 million. Emotion e…

Pelvic Mesh Trial Judge Gives Jury Instructions in Huskey v. Ethicon

Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, Charleston, WV Judge Goodwin instructed the jury just before 5pm on this Day 8 of the Huskey v. Ethicon. The Judge who has ...

Day 8 Huskey v. Ethicon Defense Wraps Closing Arguments This PM

9/4/2014

Dr. Christina Pramudji, MD On this Day 8 of Huskey v. Ethicon, the defense wrapped up its case. Reviewing the documents, the medical expert for Johns…

Defense Wraps in Huskey V. Ethicon, Cross on Million$ of Company Friends

9/4/2014

Dr. Christina Pramudji, female urologist, Houston Dr. Christina Pramudji, MD was the witness called by Ethicon as the defense wraps up its case in th...

Day Seven Huskey v Ethicon – Defense Experts Hail TVT

9/3/2014

Dr. Christina Pramudji, female urologist, Houston This Day 7 of the Huskey v. Ethicon trial was a defense case with glowing reviews of the synthetic …

Huskey v. Ethicon - Industry Rep Denies Mesh Has Problems

9/3/2014

Day six of Husky v. Ethicon had the defense putting forth its best case. After Dr. Thames, the polypropylene expert, was dismissed from the morning s…

Dallas Trial, Salazar v Boston Scientific Covered by Dallas Observer

9/3/2014

Aaron Horton, The Mesh Warrior The Dallas Observer and reporter Amy Silverstein offer this coverage of the Martha Salazar v. Boston Scientific trial ...

Salazar V. Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh Injury Trial in Dallas

9/2/2014

Mesh News Desk is grateful to Joleen Chambers as our court watcher. She is sitting in the trial of Martha Salazar v. Boston Scientific. Here are her n...

Transvaginal Mesh - Does it Degrade? Defense Day One Hinges on Science

9/2/2014

U.S. District Court, Charleston, WV This coverage is provided in conjunction with We Are Mesh Survivors, a coalition of synthetic vaginal mesh implan…

Judge Goodwin Expresses Confusion? 'Gold Standard' or Defective Pelvic Mesh?

9/2/2014

Judge Joseph R. Goodwin *Editor's Note~ MND editor has been the only reporter covering these trials so the comments by Judge Goodwin as the days tes...

September Brings Mesh Trials - Finally

9/1/2014

Welcome to Mesh News Desk/ Mesh Medical Device News Desk! When it rains it pours. This week there were THREE pelvic mesh trials all at the same time!…

Renowned Urologist for the Plaintiffs Does Not Use Synthetic Mesh

This coverage is provided in conjunction with We Are Mesh Survivors, a coalition of synthetic vaginal mesh implant survivors united to demand justice...

Cardenas v Boston Scientific - Jury Questions as They Deliberate

Maria Cardenas, Monday August 18 The latest in the Cardenas case! The case has gone to the jury, but it doesn't appear a verdict will come immediatel…

Judge Denies Directed Verdict and Punitives in Federal J&J Trial

Christy Jones, Dave Thomas, attnys for J&J This coverage is provided in conjunction with We Are Mesh Survivors, a coalition of synthetic vaginal mesh…

Boston Scientific Wins Second Defective Mesh Trial in Mass. Courtroom

Maria Cardenas, Monday August 18 This is the second win in as many months in a Massachusetts courtroom for pelvic mesh maker, Boston Scientific. Th...

J&J Attacks Credibility of Plaintiff Expert Witness

Dr. Jerry Blaivas, urologist FRIDAY'S TESTIMONY On this fifth day of the Huskey v Ethicon case, it would be important for Johnson & Johnson to raise ...

Huskey v Ethicon Day 4- Huskey Takes the Stand

8/28/2014

Huskey and Christy Jones This coverage is provided in conjunction with We Are Mesh Survivors, a coalition of synthetic vaginal mesh implant survivors…

Day Three: Huskey v. Ethicon Searching for Pain Solutions

8/28/2014

This coverage is provided in conjunction with We Are Mesh Survivors, a coalition of synthetic vaginal mesh implant survivors united to demand justice ...

J&J Federal Trial - Transvaginal Tape Risks Outweigh Benefits

8/27/2014

Jane Akre This coverage is provided in conjunction with We Are Mesh Survivors, a coalition of synthetic vaginal mesh implant survivors united to dem...

Jury Reacts to Minimally Invasive Transvaginal Mesh Procedure

8/27/2014

Day Two- Morning Session ~ This coverage is provided in conjunction with We Are Mesh Survivors, a coalition of synthetic vaginal mesh implant survivo…

J&J Creed Promises High Quality as Pelvic Mesh Complaints Come In

8/27/2014

Dogs from JH Facebook page This coverage is provided in conjunction with We Are Mesh Survivors, a coalition of synthetic vaginal mesh implant survivo…

Federal Mesh Trial Against J&J: Missing Documents

8/26/2014

Prolene mesh DAY ONE CONTINUES ~Afternoon Session~ Information contained in a missing box of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) documents, thought to have been...

Federal Mesh Trial Against J&J Opens in West Virginia