Bard Hernia Mesh MDL Court Orders and Forms

Welcome to the Bard Hernia Mesh MDL page for plaintiffs.

Below we provide you links to the most important court orders and forms that you might find of interest.

Court Orders	Link
Addressing Preliminary Issues and Setting an Initial Status Conference	CMO #1
Provide for Direct Filing of Cases in MDL No. 2846	CMO #2
Nunc Pro Tunc Order in Reference to Case Management Order No.2	CMO #2A
Amendment to Procedures for Direct Filing and Pro Hac Vice Admission	CMO #2B
Appointing Plaintiffs' Steering Committee	CMO #3
Amending Prior Case Management Order No. 3 Appointing Plaintiffs' Steering Committee	CMO #3A
Order Regarding the Format of Production of Hardcopy Documents and Electronically Stored Information	CMO #4
Preservation of Records	CMO #5
Prior Generic Discovery Conducted in In re: Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1842 (D.R.I.)	CMO #6
Stipulated Protective Order Governing Discovery Documents, ESI, and Depositions	CMO #7
Protective Order for C.R. Bard, Inc. and Davol Inc.'s Production of Highly Confidential-Protected Information	CMO #7A
Protective Order for Defendants' Production of Protected Health Information	CMO #7B
Regarding Plaintiff Profile Forms and Defendant Profile Forms	CMO #8
Regarding HIPAA Authorizations	CMO #8A
Governing Initial Pleadings	CMO #9
Bellwether Scheduling Order	CMO #10
Amending Prior Case Management Order No. 10 - Bellwether Scheduling Order	CMO #10A
Amended Bellwether Scheduling Order	CMO #10B
Regarding Management of Timekeeping, Cost Reimbursement, and Related Common Benefit Issues	CMO #11
Regarding Defendant Profile Forms	CMO #12
Stipulated Pathology Preservation Protocol	CMO #13
Regarding Plaintiff Fact Sheets	CMO #14
Approving Bellwether Discovery Pool	CMO #15
Regarding Defendant Fact Sheets	CMO #16
Regarding Privilege Log Protocol	CMO #17
Regarding Amending Pleadings for Bellwether Pool Cases	CMO #18
Stipulated Pathology Examination and Division Protocol for Bellwether Pool Cases	CMO #19
Finalizing Selection and Schedule for Bellwether Trials	CMO #20
Amended Order Finalizing Selection of and Schedule for Bellwether Trials	CMO #20-A
PSC Access to Plaintiff Profile Forms	CMO #21
Deposition Conduct, Time Limits, and Location	CMO #22
Pretrial and Trial Schedule for First Bellwether Trial Case	CMO #23
Amended Pretrial and Trial Schedule for First Bellwether Trial Case	CMO #23-A
Pretrial and Trial Schedule for First Bellwether Trial Case - Johns v. Bard	CMO #23-B
Third Amended Pretrial and Trial Schedule for First Bellwether Trial Case	CMO #23-C
Fourth Amended Pretrial and Trial Schedule for First Bellwether Trial Case	CMO #23-D
Pretrial and Trial Schedule for First Bellwether Trial Case	CMO #23-F
Access to Certain Animal Study Slides	CMO #24
Selection of Initial Bellwether Trial Cases	CMO #25
Selection of Initial Bellwether Trial Cases	CMO #25-A
Procedure for Filing Under Seal	CMO #26
Amended Procedure for Filing Under Seal	CMO #26A
Dispositive and Daubert Motions in Johns	CMO #27
Dispositive and Daubert Motion Schedule for Milanesi	CMO #28
Amended Dispositive and Daubert Motion Schedule for Milanesi	CMO #28a
Second Amended Dispositive and Daubert Motion Schedule for Milanesi	CMO #28B
Pretrial and Trial Schedule for 2nd Bellwether Trial Case	CMO #29
Scheduling Order for Milanesi Bellwether Trial	CMO #29a
Supplemental Protocol Regarding Remote Depositions	CMO #30
Establishing the Fund Accounts and Appointing an Escrow Agent	CMO #31
Allocation of Trial Time for First Bellwether Trial	CMO #32
Dr. Grischkan Supplemental Opinions	EO #1
Dr. El-Gannam Supplemental Opinions	EO #2
Denying Defendants’ Motion to Clarify EMO 2	EO #2A
Dr. Badylak Supplemental Opinions	EO #3
Dr. Jensen Declaration	EO #4
Order on Bard’s Motions to Exclude Dr. Grischkan and Dr. Babensee	EO #5
Order on Bard’s Motion to Exclude Dr. El-Ghannam	EO #6
Order on Plaintiff’s Motion to Exclude Dr. Novitsky and Dr. Renton	EO #7
Order on Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude the Opinions & Testimony of Badylak, incl Supp Opinion 06-28-2021	EO #13
Daubert Order on Dr. Beatrice	EO #15
Opinion and Order on Protective Order	Doc. #46
Order on Motion to Compel Certain Foreign Regulatory Documents	Doc. #96
Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Compel Contention Discovery Responses	Doc. #144
Discovery Order Quashing Defendants’ Cross-Notice of Depositions	Doc. #156
Order on Defendants' Notice of Compliance with Pretrial Order No. 8	Doc. #160
Order Rescinding a Portion of Case Management Order 10A	Doc. #208
Order on Motion to Compel	Doc. #222
Order Pertaining to Filing Under Seal the PSC’s Motion to Compel Production from AHS	Doc. #297
Order on Defendant Bard's Motion for Summary Judgment	Doc. #309
Order Regarding Videoconference Depositions	Doc. #351
Order Addressing Discovery Dispute Related to Dr. El-Ghannam Materials	Doc. #383
Order Denying Third Party Secant’s Motion for Attorney Fees & Costs	Doc. #400
Opinion And Order Granting Defendants’ Motion To Compel Production	Doc. #445
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 1	MIL #1
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 1A	MIL #1A
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 2	MIL #2
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 3	MIL #3
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 4	MIL #4
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 5	MIL #5
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 6	MIL #6
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 7	MIL #7
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 8	MIL #8
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 9	MIL #9
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 10	MIL #10
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 11	MIL #11
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 12	MIL #12
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 13	MIL #13
Order Regarding Preservation of Objections	MISC #1

Forms	Link
Master Complaint	MC
Defendant Answer to Master Complaint	DAMC
Short Form Complaint	SFC
Plaintiff Profile Form (Word Document)	PPF Word
Plaintiff Profile Form (PDF)	PPF PDF
Common Benefit Participation Agreement	CMO 11
Chain of Custody Form	CMO 13-1
Notice to Preserve Pathology Material - Past Surgery	CMO 13-2
Notice to Preserve Pathology Material - Future Surgery	CMO 13-3
Instructions to Steelgate, Inc.	CMO 13-4

MDL 2846 - Bard Hernia Mesh

The Honorable Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. serves as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio. Judge Sargus is leading up MDL 2846, In Re: Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation.

To view a comprehensive profile on Judge Sargus, visit The Honorable Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.

To view the official website for this MDL, visit MDL 2846 - Bard Hernia Mesh.