Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 18, 2018 ~ Product liability lawsuits were filed against American Medical Systems in Multidistrict litigation (MDL) as early as 2012 when the MDL was created in Charleston, West Virginia. To date, there are 21,178 cases naming AMS filed there listing 19,524 as closed. That's because Read more
Jim Waldenberger, Kline Specter Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 12, 2018 ~ During the opening arguments, an attorney for Ms. Martinez says the company knew its products would cause the pain suffered by Ms. Martinez. Jim Waldenberger of Kline Specter, one of two attorneys representing Ana and Read more
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 11, 2018 ~ The following story is retrieved from the first full day of the Ana Martinez v Boston Scientific trial being heard in Massachusetts Superior Court in Woburn, Mass. The judge's instruction to the jurors began during day 4, on May 30, 2018, Read more
THE FIRST WEBINAR- June 8, 2018 – Many questions came into the first webinar conducted by Mesh Medical Device News Desk (MND) and Monheit Marketing this past Wednesday. (Monheit advertises and markets MND). Questions concerned the multidistrict litigation (MDL) and the bellwether pelvic mesh trials that were supposed to set values Read more
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 5, 2018 ~ Your editor of Mesh News Desk is hearing from newly mesh-implanted women who are being told the same thing. (Talking points carefully crafted by public relations professionals?) That is - this is a "New Mesh" not the same mesh you've heard Read more
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 2, 2018 ~ The jury trial of Ana Martinz v Boston Scientific got underway May 31st in Middlesex County trial court in Woburn, Massachusetts, before Judge Thomas P. Billings. Case No. 1281CV03081. Days before the trial got underway, the judge in this trial court Read more
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 29, 2018~ While product liability trials against mesh manufacturers are few and far between, the latest action, Martinez v. Boston Scientific, began this week in Middlesex Co. Massachusetts. The venue is correct - Boston Scientific, one of the top pelvic and hernia mesh manufacturers Read more
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 23, 2018 ~ For some plaintiffs, it can make all of the difference where their case is litigated. Some courts and judges are known to be more friendly to injured plaintiffs. If you are a defendant, Big Insurance, Big Asbestos, Big Tobacco - you call Read more
Akre and Pelley, 60 Minutes, November 15, 2017 Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 10, 2018~ Mesh News Desk is announcing that a story that's been in production concerning the transvaginal mesh debacle will finally air this Sunday, May 13, 2018 on 60 Minutes, the premier news magazine Read more
Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 21, 2018 ~ On June 6th, the first Mesh Webinar will be conducted from 5 to 7 pm EST. Sign up Here. Mesh litigation, polypropylene, multidistrict litigation, individual cases and settlement dollars, state court vs. MDL, what is a fair settlement? These are just some Read more
