Judge Carol Higbee, NJ Law Journal Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 6, 2017 ~ Judge Carol Higbee Dies at age 66. Wanted to remain on the bench past her retirement age. New Jersey Appellate Division Judge Carol Higbee died Tuesday, January 3, reportedly of a heart attack, [...]
Linda Gross in NJ trial, Feb 2013 Mesh News Desk, March 29, 2016 ~ An appeal by Johnson & Johnson in the $11.1 million Linda Gross Prolift mesh case was decided in favor of Ms. Gross by a three judge appellate panel from New Jersey this morning. Prolift [...]
Linda Gross testifies Congratulations Linda and Jeff Gross! It was a year ago February that Linda and Jeff Gross of Watertown, South Dakota were awarded $11.1 million following their four-week defective pelvic mesh trial against Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Wednesday the verdict was upheld in [...]
The Honorable Ken Molberg **Editors Note ** This is a rewrite from yesterday to incorporate afternoon observations. Thanks to "Cathy" a mesh-injured special court watcher who is among those sitting in this Dallas courtroom watching the proceedings in Batiste v. Ethicon as the trial enters its final week. [...]
Linda Batiste v John Robert McNabb M.D. and Ethicon Inc., and Johnson & Johnson. Jury selection was completed Monday, March 17, in a Dallas courtroom in the case of Linda Batiste v. Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson (13-cv-04800). This will be the second case that goes to trial in a state [...]
Dr. Vincent Lucente Mesh News Desk, March 14, 2014 ~ Some of the names in this story may sound familiar, primary among them Dr. Vincente Lucente. He was one of the doctors mentioned during the Linda Gross transvaginal mesh trial naming manufacturer Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson). Lucente was [...]
Ethicon Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation, 12-MD-02327, In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation Joseph R. Goodwin, presiding Date filed: 02/07/2012 Date of last filing: 12/03/2013 PART ONE (Continues in Part 2) According to a 30-page document filed in federal court in West Virginia December 2, [...]
Scales of Justice, WikiCommons Breaking News ~ 5: 31 pm The jury just awarded Donna and Dan Cisson $1,750,000 in punitive awards in their product liability lawsuit against C.R. Bard & Co. The punitive phase was entered into after the compensatory award of $250,000 was announced late this [...]
Donna Cisson Facebook page As the Donna Cisson v. Bard case wraps up it is interesting to see what each side is offering as a final consideration before the case goes to the jury Wednesday, August 14. On Monday, an expert report prepared by Dr. Maureen Reitman and [...]
July 2, 2013 ~ Many of you may be aware that the entire pursuit of lawsuits against mesh manufacturers began two years ago this month with the issuance of a safety warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concerning transvaginal mesh. FDA Safety Communication: UPDATE on Serious Complications Associated [...]
