First Bard Hernia Trial Postponed Two Weeks

Because of COVID there have been no trials for any mesh cases. With restrictions lifting, expect to see a series of hernia mesh trials ahead including defendants Bard, Atrium, and Ethicon.

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ParaGard IUD - Birth Control Device MDL Forms in Georgia

Jane Akre

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2/4/2021

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.

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.

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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.

Tolling Agreements - Legal Deadlines Nearing for Mesh-Injured

Aaron Leigh Horton

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9/16/2013

More Women Coming Forward with Fraud Claims Against Houston Lawyers

Jane Akre

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7/1/2019

J&J Systematically Destroyed Evidence in Upcoming Mesh Trials, Pl Lawyers Call it ”Severe” Destruction of Evidence

Jane Akre

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12/8/2013

Transvaginal Mesh Law Firm called a “Mass Tort Warehouse” – A Numbers Game

Jane Akre

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1/5/2017

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.

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

Jane Akre

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8/5/2019

Lawsuits on the Horizon - Do they Represent the Scope of Injuries?

Jane Akre

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9/6/2013

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

Aaron Leigh Horton

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10/4/2016

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

Jane Akre

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3/3/2020

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.

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

Jane Akre

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8/28/2018

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

Beth Chamblee Burch

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12/1/2020

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

Jane Akre

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6/11/2019

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

Jane Akre

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10/17/2019

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 MDL is Closing to New Cases!

Jane Akre

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6/25/2018

Lawsuit Alleges Houston Law Firms Defrauded Thousands in Pelvic Mesh Litigation

Jane Akre

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6/22/2019

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

Jane Akre

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7/19/2020

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

Jane Akre

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8/5/2019

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.

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

Jane Akre

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3/3/2020

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.

FDA Should Not Approve Boston Scientific 522 Studies for Pelvic Mesh

Greg Vigna, MD JD

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2/13/2019

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

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Day 24: Linda Gross v. Ethicon J&J Case Goes to Jury in First Vaginal Mesh Trial

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2/19/2013

Linda Gross February 19, 2013 ~ In this first lawsuit to go to trial over whether the Ethicon unit of Johnson & Johnson properly designed the Prolif...

After a Lull, Philadelphia Readies for JNJ Prolift Mesh Case

Jane Akre

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11/19/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 19, 2018 ~ Suzanne M. Emmett, from Lancaster Pennsylvania is getting ready for the trial that will determine…

J&J Execs Fight Deposition Request to Explain Mesh Particles in Packages

Jane Akre

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6/26/2015

According to a filing in a West Virginia federal court last week, Johnson & Johnson objects to J&J executives being forced to answer questions about mesh particles flaking from pelvic mesh.

Anonymous: While I'm Still Speaking Out

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12/13/2011

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First Bard Hernia Trial Postponed Two Weeks

Category Pages for this Section

ParaGard IUD - Birth Control Device MDL Forms in Georgia

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

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

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

Tolling Agreements - Legal Deadlines Nearing for Mesh-Injured

More Women Coming Forward with Fraud Claims Against Houston Lawyers

J&J Systematically Destroyed Evidence in Upcoming Mesh Trials, Pl Lawyers Call it ”Severe” Destruction of Evidence

Transvaginal Mesh Law Firm called a “Mass Tort Warehouse” – A Numbers Game

Trials

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

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

Lawsuits on the Horizon - Do they Represent the Scope of Injuries?

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

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

Settlements

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

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

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

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

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

MDLs

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

Pelvic Mesh MDL is Closing to New Cases!

Lawsuit Alleges Houston Law Firms Defrauded Thousands in Pelvic Mesh Litigation

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

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

Appeals

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

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

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

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

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Anonymous: While I'm Still Speaking Out

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