Prolift, from Sumsuro, Japan Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 18, 2019 ~ Mesh Medical Device News Desk, The pelvic mesh trial of Patricia Mesigian began in early April. On Friday, more than one month later, a Philadelphia jury awarded her $80.025 million as compensation for her Prolift [...]
Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 5, 2019 ~ In this latest order from Judge Goodwin, more than 3-thousand woman have been removed from the inactive docket in the pelvic mesh MDL and put on the active docket, ready for trial or settlement. This [...]
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 1, 2019, by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch~ In recognition of World Mesh Awareness Day, I thought I’d write a longer post about the nuts and bolts of hiring an attorney and what should you expect if your case is part of a mass tort—e.g., if [...]
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 1, 2019 ~ May first is the Worldwide Mesh Awareness Day, a term coined by the Mesh Awareness Movement, though recognized internationally. Unfortunately, polypropylene pelvic mesh injuries are shared internationally (hernia mesh as well) and various groups are recognizing the May first date and [...]
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 26, 2019 ~ Is the end in sight for pelvic mesh litigation, at one time the largest consolidation of injury cases filed in one court? The resolution of your case may depend on just how seriously you were injured but settlement or trial appears [...]
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 23, 2019~ Trial was supposed to begin Monday morning as Washington State sued Johnson & Johnson over failing to warn women about pelvic mesh complications. At the eleventh hour it settled. Now three more states will take their turn in upcoming lawsuits against J&J [...]
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 17, 2019 ~ Mesh News Desk is trying to clear up some of the confusion concerning Tuesday's FDA decision about POP mesh applications to market denied! There is a lot of confusion about the Tuesday announcement by the FDA to stop the sale of [...]
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 16, 2019~ Even though the Food and Drug Administration began taking in mesh-related complaints in the early 2000's and noted problems with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) mesh, it has taken until today to finally remove it from the market! The U.S. Food and Drug [...]
Bruce Rosenberg, patient advocate Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 16, 2019 ~ Bruce Rosenberg is a patient advocate an hernia mesh injured patient. See his Mesh News Desk profile here. Bruce has a very interesting story and, not unlike many hernia mesh patients, he went from doctor [...]
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 15, 2019 ~ Charging violations of its consumer protection laws, Washington State's trial is set to begin in one week. California's case will be heard in July. The healthcare giant is on the hook for millions of dollars in consumer injuries. A trial is [...]
