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Proposed Changes to the MDL System - How Did it Work for You?

Jane Akre
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January 18, 2021

Multidistrict litigation was supposed to move more than 100-thousand pelvic mesh cases quickly through the court, but the MDL left many cases unresolved and many law firms handsomely rewarded.

U of GA Study Closing Soon - Has Your Voice Been Heard?

Beth Chamblee Burch
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12/1/2020

For two years, U of Georgia law professor has been collecting your insights into the MDL system that took most cases to court or settlement. Her work should reveal what works and what doesn't.

Pelvic Mesh: The 5% Secret Your Lawyer Doesn't Want You To Know

Jane Akre
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7/19/2020

If you were injured by pelvic mesh and have received or are waiting for a settlement, your lawyer does NOT want you to know that there is nothing in the litigation that specifies the plaintiff pays.

Latest News! JNJ Negligent in AU Mesh Case, Must Pay Thousands of Pelvic Mesh Patients

Jane Akre
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11/21/2019

ABC News AU, Julie Davis (center) Mesh News Desk, November 20, 2019 ~ After two years of court action, the federal judge in a Sydney, Australia (AU) ...

$117 Million Multistate Settlement with J&J Over Deceptive Mesh Marketing

Jane Akre
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10/17/2019

The business model for Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon Inc. medical device subdivision appears to be - push ahead and pay a fine if caught. J&J must pay $117 M for deceptive marketing of its mesh.

Shining Light in Dark Places of the Pelvic Mesh MDL

Jane Akre
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8/21/2019

Attorney Ben Anderson is the latest to request an appellate court review how millions of dollars set aside from the MDL, are being used to award those firms loyal to the MDL executive committee.

Law Firm Pushes Back Against Legal Pelvic Mesh Malpractice Claim as Others Join

Jane Akre
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8/5/2019

Another woman has joined four other plaintiffs in a president setting case again Texas law firms who are alleged to have failed their pelvic mesh clients.

Mesh Settlements - Scared into Silence

Jane Akre
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7/10/2019

How long have you waited for your pelvic mesh settlement and what do you hear from your law firm?

More Women Coming Forward with Fraud Claims Against Houston Lawyers

Jane Akre
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7/1/2019

How well were you represented in your personal injury case against mesh makers? Some plaintiffs allege, not very well.

Six Law Firms Sued for Malpractice in New Jersey Pelvic Mesh litigation

Jane Akre
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6/11/2019

The Mazie Slater law firm of Roseland, New Jersey has filed a class action that could retrieve $15 million in allegedly excess fees collected by plaintiffs' lawyers.

Washington State Settles on Eve of Trial with J&J Over the Cost of Pelvic Mesh Injuries

Jane Akre
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4/22/2019

Trial was supposed to begin Monday morning, April 23, 2019, as Washington State sued Johnson & Johnson over failing to provide women a warning about the company's polypropylene pelvic mesh implants.

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.

Judge Gives Green Light of Millions to Lawyers in Pelvic Mesh Litigation

Jane Akre
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2/6/2019

The judge overseeing more than 100-thousand pelvic mesh product liability lawsuits addressed the lawyers involved in pelvic mesh litigation. He delivered good news, they can split $550M from a 5% fund

Philadelphia Firm Asks Judge Goodwin to Deny Paying MDL Lawyers Millions in Fees and Expenses

Jane Akre
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12/3/2018

It had to happen. The hundreds of millions of dollars resulting from the 5% common benefit fund, $500m? needs to be divided among law firms involved with mesh litigation. Can you say contentious?

Mesh Litigation MDL - What Is An MDL & What Are The Benefits?

Jane Akre
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8/28/2018

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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.

Judge Approves $12 Million Settlement in Caldera Transvaginal Mesh Claims

Jane Akre
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1/31/2017

On Monday, Caldera Medical received final approval of its proposed settlement to end all of its pelvic mesh litigation, More than 2,700 women claims their polypropylene pelvic mesh injured them.

Caldera Transvaginal Mesh Update: Individuals Treated Unfairly for No Reason Grounded in Rationality or Fairness

"Samantha"
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1/14/2017

This writer, implanted with Caldera Medical's transvaginal mesh, is one of the 4,000 women facing Caldera in defective product litigation.

Will Caldera Medical Ever Settle its Mesh Claims?

Jane Akre
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1/4/2017

Caldera Medical's pelvic mesh cases are apparently nowhere near being settled, despite multiple tries as the company claims it is insolvent.

Caldera Medical - Take $11.7 Mill Mesh Settlement or Nothing!

Jane Akre
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2/22/2016

In February, 2016, a class action settlement was announced for Caldera Mesh Survivors, but it was greatly reduced from the $25 M insurance cap due to fighting among lawyers.

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Jane Akre
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6/21/2016

Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, is both a doctor and a lawyer who is directing his expertise as a traumatic injury specialist now to pelvic mesh injuries, specifically nerve injuries.

Sling the Mesh Campaign Taking Strong Steps

Jane Akre
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11/13/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 12, 2017~ Sling the Mesh, a campaign in the UK to have pelvic mesh removed from the market, has made enormou...

Mesh News Desk Files Brief to Stay in Court as Sheerer Pelvic Mesh Trial Resumes

Jane Akre
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1/4/2016

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*Just In* Wave 7 Ethicon Trial Postponed Until Next Year

Jane Akre
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8/13/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, August 13, 2018 ~ It was set to start tomorrow, but the mass trial of more than 100 plaintiffs has been reset as thous...

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