Ethicon Victor in Snowden v Ethicon Transvaginal Mesh Trial

The three-week trial of Jennifer Snowden concluded with a jury win for Ethicon over her Abbrevo transvaginal mesh. She vows to continue the fight for other women.

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Breaking News!- Hernia Mesh Trial Verdict for Trevino!

Jane Akre

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8/29/2022

Breaking News - a Verdict has just been reached for Paul Trevino who claims injuries from his Bard/Davol Ventralex mesh. Jurors decided on $4.8 Million in compensatory damages.

The Final Days of Trevino v Bard Hernia Mesh Trial

Jane Akre

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8/20/2022

As the hernia mesh trial of Paul Trevino and Bard/Davol concludes its third week, MND offers a glimpse of courtroom happenings in this case, closely watched by patients, lawyers and mesh makers.

Bard Rhode Island Hernia Mesh Trial and the Smoking Gun

Jane Akre

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8/8/2022

The Paul Trevino trial is the first among thousands to be heard in Rhode Island state court and will be closely watched by the hernia mesh industry.

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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.

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JNJ was facing $344 million in civil penalties after California accused it of making misleading statements that minimized the health risks of its pelvic mesh. This is the latest settlement with states

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Trials

Ethicon Victor in Snowden v Ethicon Transvaginal Mesh Trial

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The three-week trial of Jennifer Snowden concluded with a jury win for Ethicon over her Abbrevo transvaginal mesh. She vows to continue the fight for other women.

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

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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.

Mesh Settlements - Scared into Silence

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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.

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Appeals

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

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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.

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FDA

FDA Should Not Approve Boston Scientific 522 Studies for Pelvic Mesh

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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.

FDA Should Not Approve Boston Scientific 522 Studies for Pelvic Mesh

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Ethicon Victor in Snowden v Ethicon Transvaginal Mesh Trial

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Settlements

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

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