ParaGard IUD - Birth Control Device MDL Forms in Georgia

There have been so many reports of complications concerning Paragard IUD, including 15 deaths, that a new MDL is forming in Georgia to take cases to trial.

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

Jane Akre

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1/18/2021

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.

New Year, New Hernia Mesh Trials 15,000 Plaintiffs 3 Mesh Makers

Jane Akre

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12/14/2020

Hernia mesh trials have not moved forward because of COVID and closed courtrooms. Optimistically, those will begin with bellwether trials in the new year.

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.

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Patricia L. Hammons $12.85 M Prolift Pelvic Mesh Case Upheld

Jane Akre

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10/26/2020

After seven years of appeals, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court jury issued its opinion deciding that the damage award of $12.85 million against Ethicon should stand..

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

Jane Akre

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11/21/2019

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

Jane Akre

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10/17/2019

J&J Loses Final Appeal of Beltz Pelvic Mesh Case and $2.43 Million

Jane Akre

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8/27/2019

Lawsuits and Lawyers

Kathryn Gill, Diane Dawson and Ann Sanders

ABC News: Liv Casben

J&J Facing $1.7 Million in Damages to Three Australian Women

Jane Akre

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3/3/2020

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, March 3, 2020~ This is just the beginning of compensation being offered to thousands of Australian women implanted per…

First Trial of J&J's Artisyn Pelvic Mesh Results in Win for Defendant

Jane Akre

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1/22/2020

In the case of Charlotte Salinero v. Ethicon (J&J), a federal jury found in January 2020 that the manufacturer was not liable for the injuries claimed by Salinero in this abdominally placed mesh.

Mesh Settlements - Scared into Silence

Jane Akre

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7/10/2019

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

Jane Akre

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12/7/2016

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

Breaking News! AMS Alleges "Scheme" to Profit from Transvaginal Mesh Injuries

Jane Akre

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10/10/2013

Advertisement: Colorado Investigative Services

Trials

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

Jane Akre

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1/18/2021

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.

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

Jane Akre

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1/18/2021

Doctors Could Be Held Responsible for Mesh Implants Gone Wrong

Jane Akre

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8/6/2019

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

Jane Akre

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7/19/2020

Philadelphia Gets Green Light as Venue for J&J Pelvic Mesh Cases

Jane Akre

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5/23/2018

Settlements

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.

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

Jane Akre

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2/6/2019

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

Jane Akre

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8/28/2018

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

Jane Akre

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6/22/2017

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

Jane Akre

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11/21/2019

MDLs

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.

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

Jane Akre

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7/19/2020

Famous Mass Torts of the Past, the Story of Vioxx and its Billion Dollar Settlement

Jane Akre

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8/15/2013

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

Jane Akre

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8/5/2019

Lawsuit Alleges Houston Law Firms Defrauded Thousands in Pelvic Mesh Litigation

Jane Akre

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6/22/2019

Appeals

J&J Loses Final Appeal of Beltz Pelvic Mesh Case and $2.43 Million

Jane Akre

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8/27/2019

Johnson & Johnson loses its latest appeal of the Sharon Beltz case and her award of $2.43 Million. This is the ninth loss for the healthcare giant in this particular venue.

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

Aaron Leigh Horton

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10/4/2016

J&J Loses Final Appeal of Beltz Pelvic Mesh Case and $2.43 Million

Jane Akre

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8/27/2019

Lawsuit Alleges Houston Law Firms Defrauded Thousands in Pelvic Mesh Litigation

Jane Akre

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6/22/2019

Dunfee Awarded $500k in Philadelphia Prolift Case

Jane Akre

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7/2/2019

FDA

FDA Should Not Approve Boston Scientific 522 Studies for Pelvic Mesh

Greg Vigna, MD JD

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2/13/2019

Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD report that Boston Scientific is seeking the FDA approval of its mesh using the 522 orders which are an FDA-ordered review of complications.

Conflicts of Interest in FDA Expert Panels

Jane Akre

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11/6/2018

Pelvic Mesh 101: Mesh Basics - Still on the Market

Jane Akre

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7/30/2018

FDA Should Not Approve Boston Scientific 522 Studies for Pelvic Mesh

Greg Vigna, MD JD

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2/13/2019

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Women Suffer Depression and Self-Harm from Mesh Implants, Study Finds

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1/16/2019

It may not come as a surprise to the many readers of Mesh News Desk (MND) who have been implanted with pelvic mesh, but a study finds many in declining mental health, even suicides.

Consumers Union: Manufacturers Should Warranty Knees and Hips

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9/12/2013

Your big-screen television and new car come with a warranty- why not the most important medical purchase you will make in your life?

Latest Legal News - A Surge in Avaulta Claims May Consolidate

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10/13/2011

U.S. District Court, Charleston, West Virginia OCTOBER 13, 2011 - Hundreds of lawsuits against medical device maker, C.R. Bard, have been filed and t...

Breaking the Silence: Nancy Gretzinger, Author, Educator, Patient Advocate, Mesh Victim

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9/20/2018

Nancy Gretzinger, Author, Educator, Patient Advocate, mesh victim turned to writing and advocacy to deal with her mesh injury.

Legal – Court and Regulatory Action

ParaGard IUD - Birth Control Device MDL Forms in Georgia

Category Pages for this Section

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

New Year, New Hernia Mesh Trials 15,000 Plaintiffs 3 Mesh Makers

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

Recent Articles in this Section

Patricia L. Hammons $12.85 M Prolift Pelvic Mesh Case Upheld

J&J Facing $1.7 Million in Damages to Three Australian Women

First Trial of J&J's Artisyn Pelvic Mesh Results in Win for Defendant

Kaiser $20 Million Prolift Pelvic Mesh Case Survives Ethicon Challenge

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

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

J&J Loses Final Appeal of Beltz Pelvic Mesh Case and $2.43 Million

Lawsuits and Lawyers

J&J Facing $1.7 Million in Damages to Three Australian Women

First Trial of J&J's Artisyn Pelvic Mesh Results in Win for Defendant

Mesh Settlements - Scared into Silence

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

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

Breaking News! AMS Alleges "Scheme" to Profit from Transvaginal Mesh Injuries

Trials

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

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

Doctors Could Be Held Responsible for Mesh Implants Gone Wrong

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

Philadelphia Gets Green Light as Venue for J&J Pelvic Mesh Cases

Settlements

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

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

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

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

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

MDLs

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

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

Famous Mass Torts of the Past, the Story of Vioxx and its Billion Dollar Settlement

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

Lawsuit Alleges Houston Law Firms Defrauded Thousands in Pelvic Mesh Litigation

Appeals

J&J Loses Final Appeal of Beltz Pelvic Mesh Case and $2.43 Million

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

J&J Loses Final Appeal of Beltz Pelvic Mesh Case and $2.43 Million

Lawsuit Alleges Houston Law Firms Defrauded Thousands in Pelvic Mesh Litigation

Dunfee Awarded $500k in Philadelphia Prolift Case

FDA

FDA Should Not Approve Boston Scientific 522 Studies for Pelvic Mesh

Conflicts of Interest in FDA Expert Panels

Pelvic Mesh 101: Mesh Basics - Still on the Market

FDA Should Not Approve Boston Scientific 522 Studies for Pelvic Mesh

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Women Suffer Depression and Self-Harm from Mesh Implants, Study Finds

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