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Breaking News! Burris Transvaginal Mesh Trial Ends with Johnson & Johnson Win  

Jane Akre
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July 22, 2022

The nine-day trial of Tina Burris v Johnson & Johnson ended with a defendant win after jurors decided the company had issued adequate warnings about the risks of Prolift.

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Kila Baldwin Who Won Millions for Mesh Injured Forms New Personal Injury Law Firm

Jane Akre
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7/7/2022

Kila Baldwin, who has won in excess of $150 million for transvaginal mesh injured women, has broken from Philadelphia-based Kline Specter to form a new personal injury law firm.

J&J Transvaginal Mesh Trial Begins in Ohio July 11

Jane Akre
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6/24/2022

Tina Burris, implanted with two transvaginal meshes made by Johnson & Johnson (Ethicon) will have her defective product day in a Toledo, Ohio courtroom beginning in July.

JNJ Loses Appeal of Massive California Pelvic Mesh Judgment

Jane Akre
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5/12/2022

JNJ was facing $344 million in civil penalties after California accused it of making misleading statements that minimized the health risks of its pelvic mesh. This is the latest settlement with states

Ethicon Abbrevo Trial Set for May After Courtroom Wrangling

Jane Akre
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3/14/2022

The trial over Ethicon's Abbrevo SUI mesh sling is finally set for May 24, 2022 after much courtroom wrangling between the implanting doctor and the company, owned by Johnson & Johnson.

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Money, Medicine and the FDA

Jane Akre
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7/21/2017

When Money Mixes with Medicine, Industry Influences get a Foothold with the FDA due to financial influences.

What’s Wrong with the MDL System of Conflict Resolution?

Jane Akre
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6/22/2017

Elizabeth Burch, Professor U GA Law School is interviewed by MND editor, Jane Akre on how the multidistrict litigation system is working for the plaintiffs in the pelvic mesh MDL.

Polypropylene Resin Not Meant for Human Implants

Jane Akre
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1/6/2017

The polypropylene resin material that is used to make mesh used to make hernia and pelvic mesh is not supposed to be implanted in the body, according to a safety sheet with the raw material.

Transvaginal Mesh Law Firm called a “Mass Tort Warehouse” – A Numbers Game

Jane Akre
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1/5/2017

This story originally ran November 24, 2015, and details the ugly underbelly of the business side of law. The story arises from a lawsuit filed by an insider whose job it was to amass lawsuits.

Linda Gross $11.1 Mill Jury Verdict Survives Final J&J Challenge

Jane Akre
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12/7/2016

Johnson & Johnson appealed Linda Gross $11.1 Million jury award in her New Jersey trial against the healthcare giant. The NJ Supreme Court has rejected the recent challenge.

SUBROGATION & MESH– What it means and why you must understand it

Aaron Leigh Horton
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10/4/2016

This story first appeared in October 2016 but deserves another look. What might you owe after your product liability case has settled or after you have received a jury award?

Defective Pelvic Meshes Remain on the Market

Jane Akre
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9/8/2016

Pelvic meshes found detective in a court of law remain on the market and are regularly used, specifically polypropylene mesh used to treat incontinence in women.

Whistleblower Wants Prison Time for Convicted J&J Med Device Execs

Jane Akre
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7/25/2016

Melayna Lokosky Mesh Medical Device News Desk, July 25, 2016 ~ Whistleblower Wants J&J Subsidiary Execs To Be Imprisoned Following $18 Million Fine …

*Breaking News * Mesh-Injured Woman Pushes Against Caldera Mesh Settlement

Jane Akre
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4/21/2016

Twelve years ago today a grandmother was implanted with a Caldera mesh by one of its inventors. Today she is trying to implode the nearly $12 M settlement which she can't opt out of.

Public Citizen: Big Pharma Pays Big Civil and Criminal Penalties

Jane Akre
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4/18/2016

Public Citizen is going back in time 25 years to look at the big picture of penalties Big Pharma has paid for violating consumer protection laws - $35.7 billion.

Plaintiff's Expert Outlines J&J's Push to Market Prosima Pelvic Mesh

Jane Akre
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9/23/2015

MND, September 23, 2015, ~ Wednesday was day three of the Cavness v Ethicon (Cavness v. Kowalczyk et al) trial heard in Dallas. An expert in the FDA took the stand saying JNJ violated its own credo.

Verdict In! $5.7 Million for Ms. Perry in her Pelvic Mesh Trial

Jane Akre
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3/5/2015

Coleen Perry Verdict Day During its fourth day of deliberations, the jury in the product liability trial of Perry v. Ethicon finally decided for the…

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

Jane Akre
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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

Renowned Urologist for the Plaintiffs Does Not Use Synthetic Mesh

Jane Akre
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8/29/2014

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

What was Lost in J&J Purge of Ethicon Transvaginal Mesh Documents?

Jane Akre
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12/8/2013

PART TWO : J&J admits it purged thousands of pages of documents that would have been useful to mesh-injured women in their product liability trials against the healthcare giant.

J&J Systematically Destroyed Evidence in Upcoming Mesh Trials, Pl Lawyers Call it ”Severe” Destruction of Evidence

Jane Akre
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12/8/2013

Johnson & Johnson was supposed to be holding thousands of pages of documents in preparation for defective mesh trials, instead, the documents disappeared, destroyed by the company. Was it intentional?

Vaginal Mesh and English Law

Oliver Thorne, solicitor
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11/11/2013

Oliver Thorne, solicitor UK Michelmores, http://www.michelmores.com/, discusses the difference between English and American product liability law.

AMS Granted Limited Discovery into Alleged "Scheme" in Transvaginal Mesh Litigation

Jane Akre
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10/13/2013

On Friday, October 11, 2013, AMS, American Medical Systems, was given a limited green light to look into what it alleges could be a fraudulent "scheme" to force higher settlements in pelvic mesh litig

AMS Alleges "Scheme" to Profit from Transvaginal Mesh Injuries

Jane Akre
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10/10/2013

American Medical Systems, one time a leader in manufacturing pelvic mesh, alleged lawyers created a "scheme" to disadvantage it in the courts. It reads like a tawdry tale in the pursuit of profits.

Tolling Agreements - Legal Deadlines Nearing for Mesh-Injured

Aaron Leigh Horton
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9/16/2013

What are tolling agreements, part of multidistrict litigation? Contributor Aaron Leigh Horton breaks it down.

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Slater Comes Out Swinging in Pelvic Mesh Fee Allocation

Jane Akre
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4/1/2019

Some transvaginal mesh attorneys are hotly contesting the 5% common benefit fund which was supposed to be distributed among those firms who did the most work in the mesh MDL.

Updated Transvaginal Pelvic Mesh Trials Ahead, 83,000 Pelvic Mesh Cases Filed in One Court!

Jane Akre
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9/9/2015

TVT Secur MND, September 8, 2015 ~ After a long spring and summer that was supposed to encourage settlement to pelvic mesh litigation, there were few…

Day 28: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Verdict Day $3.35 Million

Jane Akre
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2/25/2013

Day 28 Verdict Day! February 25, 2013 ~ Jurors in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial awarded the 47-year old woman from South Dakota and her husband $3...

FDA's 510(k) Clearance Does NOT Lead to Safer Gyn Medical Devices

Jane Akre
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4/11/2018

The Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance process for medical devices has been called a fast-track clearance for medical devices bypassing assurances of safety and efficacy.

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