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.
J.S. will finally have her day in a Dallas Court in February. Her Abbrevo implant allegedly caused her nerve injury and pain. The doctor is accused of medical malpractice based on negligence.
Why is the leading urogynecology organization saying that SUI mesh is not a problem where there have been thousands of defective product lawsuits?
Real Housewife, Erika Jayne Girardi, gave the green light to release 52 transvaginal mesh cases to be handled by other firms after Girardi Keese was forced into bankruptcy proceedings.
Jan Urban has been reaching out online to other mesh-injured women for a decade trying to raise awareness about mesh injuries.
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.
The president of the American Urogynecologic Society admits some doctors are not up to speed before urogynecologists attending the annual AUGS meeting, while he also denigrates the anti-mesh movement.
There was much anticipation about the Thursday afternoon "Mesh on Trial" at the AUGS annual meeting. This would be the first time the group has had a session on litigation during its annual conference
Woman in stirrups in demo booth Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 4, 2016 ~ The American Urogynecologic Society's 2016 PFDWeek (pelvic floor disorders) focused on pelvic mesh and litigation.
Family Tree of Meshes, Littman, shows the origins of pelvic mesh.
This story originally ran last March 2016, but it is appropriate as the organization, the American Urogynecologic Society begins its annual conference this week in Denver.
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.
The following is an article written by “Samantha” who is one of the 4,000 plaintiffs in the Caldera Medical litigation. She's fighting the settlement of approximately $3k per plaintiff.
Late Tuesday morning, the Judge overseeing a proposed settlement involving Caldera Medical denied the company's claim that it is insolvent and cannot pay women to settle their defective product claims
Failed Pelvic Mesh to be Used to Lift Breasts According to its patent application filed by one of the founding fathers of pelvic mesh.
Mesh 101: The Basics, For reporters looking for a way to get started on the transvaginal mesh story, here are some highlights to shortcut your research.
Using Plastic for Permanent Implants may not have been the most biocompatible choice of industry, especially when you consider a lifetime of contact with bodily fluids.
Editor's Note: We've called her "Samantha" and at the present time she, along with several other mesh injured women says Caldera's settlement is insufficient are are trying to opt-out of a settlement.
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.
Many of you know her as Still Standing. Still writes frequently in the comment section of www.meshnewsdesk.com. She prefers to remain anonymous due to her litigation.
A Biomedical expert has been brought in as a consultant in some pelvic mesh cases. He shares that devices taken off the market soon find a way back on at the hands of industry.
Does your lawyer have a life care plan to take care of your present and future medical costs from a pelvic mesh implant?
During a King-TV, Seattle news segment, Dr. Una Lee from Seattle did a segment on pelvic floor problems, such as prolapse and incontinence. Dr. Lee is a high-volume mesh removal doctor.
Despite 100,000 defective product lawsuits facing makers of polypropylene pelvic mesh, device maker Caldera Medical has plans to launch a new version used to treat stress urinary incontinence.
According to a filing in a West Virginia federal court last week, Johnson & Johnson objects to J&J executives being forced to answer questions about mesh particles flaking from pelvic mesh.
In the Complex Litigation Center- Mass Tort http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/trial/civil/clc.asp Pelvic Mesh Case List http://www.courts.phila…
NOVEMBER 9, 2011 - The first of many more expected lawsuits was filed this week in Canada in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice naming defendant ...
From whistleblower law Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 18, 2017 ~ Many of the large Mass Tort law firms are no longer taking transvaginal mesh c…
Ethicon challenged the latest pelvic mesh verdict of $15 million jurors delivered to Elizabeth Hrymoc and her husband in a 2017 New Jersey trial.
