Bard Hernia Mesh MDL Lawsuit 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.

Trial Schedule for Stinson Bellwether and Briefing Schedule for Rutkow Royalty Interrogatories DisputeCMO #47

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
Pretrial and Trial Schedule for Second Bellwether Trial Case	CMO #29c
Pretrial and Trial Schedule for Milanesi Bellwether Trial	CMO #29d
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
Order Denying Defendants’ Motion for Lone Pine Order	CMO #33
Order Appointing Settlement Master	CMO #34
Setting Dates for Third and Fourth Bellwether Trials	CMO #35
Regarding Substitution of Representatives for Deceased Plaintiffs	CMO #36
Stinson (Bellwether #3) Pretrial Scheduling Order	CMO #37
Revised Scheduling Order for Bellwether Trial #3	CMO #37a
Second Revised Scheduling Order for Bellwether Trial #3	CMO #37b
Third Revised Scheduling Order for Bellwether Trial #3	CMO #37c
Fourth Revised Scheduling Order for Bellwether Trial #3	CMO #37d
Final Pretrial Order on Stinson Bellwether Trial (#3)	CMO #37e
Minute Entry for 10/04/22 for Case Management Conference	CMO #38
Revisions to Bellwether Scheduling Orders	CMO #39
Modifying Time Limit in Bellwether Trial #3	CMO #40
Modifying Certain Dates in Bellwether Trial #3	CMO #41
Order Continuing Bellwether Trial #3	CMO #42
Modifying Certain Dates in Bellwethers #3 and #4	CMO #43
Briefing on Bellwethers 3 & 4	CMO #44
Regarding Update on Bryan Medical Condition	CMO #45
Adopting Stipulation Regarding Supplemental Discovery Deadlines in Bellwether Trial #3	CMO #46
Scheduling Order for Bellwether Trial #4	CMO #48
Addressing Certain Briefing Deadlines in Bellwether Trial #4	CMO #49
Vacating Bryan Trial Deadlines	CMO #50
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
Milanesi Daubert ruling on Dr. David Krpata	EO #17
Milanesi Daubert ruling on Dr. Prashant Sinha	EO #18
Milanesi Daubert ruling on Dr. Mauren Reitman, Dr. Stephen Badylak, Dr. Jimmy Mays	EO #19
Milanesi Daubert ruling on Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam, Dr. Robert Johnson, Mr. John Quick, Dr. James Anderson	EO #20
Milanesi Daubert Order on Dr. John Morrison and Dr. Kenneth Rudo	EO #21
Milanesi Daubert Order on Dr. Zachary Gleit and Dr. Kevin Gillian	EO #22
Milanesi Daubert Order on Dr. Julia Babensee	EO #23
Milanesi Daubert Order on Dr. Donna-Bea Tillman, Ms. Kimberly Trautman, Mr. Greg Richey, Mr. Thomas Galassi, Dr. Robert Tucker, and Dr. Marion Fedoruk, and Dr. David Kessler	EO #24
Milanesi Daubert Order on Motion to Exclude Opinions and Testimony from Plaintiffs’ Antonio Milanesi and his wife Alicia Morz De Milanesi and expert Michael Beatrice, Ph.D	EO #25
Stinson Daubert Order on Dr. David Grischkan	EO #26
Bellwether Trial #3 Daubert Order on Tillman, Trautman, Anderson, and Quick	EO #27
Bellwether #3 Daubert Order on El-Ghannam, Babensee, and Mays	EO #28
Bellwether #3 Daubert Order on Reitman, Badylak, and Tucker	EO #29
Stinson Bellwether Trial Daubert Order on Dr. Kessler	EO #30
Stinson Bellwether Trial Daubert Order on Dr. Johnson	EO #31
Stinson Order Striking Supplemental Report of Dr. Beatrice	EO #32
Daubert Order on B.J. Pomerants, M.D	EO #33
Daubert Order on Additional Opinions of Dr. Grischkan	EO #34
MIL Order on Opinions of Dr. Panigrahy	EO #35
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
Order Denying Defendants’ Motion to Redact	Doc. #149
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
Discovery Order on the Line Fire 30(b)(6) Deposition	Doc. #236
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 Relating to Supplemental Report of Robert Johnson	Doc. #346
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
Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend Judgment in Bellwether Trial #3	Doc. #410
Opinion And Order Granting Defendants’ Motion To Compel Production	Doc. #445
Motion for Summary Judgment Order in Milanesi	Doc. #558
Milanesi Trial Management Order	Doc. #559
Order Continuing Bellwether #3 Trial to May 15, 2023	Doc. #678
Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Replace Bellwethers #3 and #4	Doc. #763
Discovery Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to Permit Two Case-Specific Depositions in Bellwether Trial #4	Doc. #811
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
Johns Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 14	MIL #14
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 15	MIL #15
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 16	MIL #16
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 17	MIL #17
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 18	MIL #18
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 19	MIL #19
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 20	MIL #20
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 21	MIL #21
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 22	MIL #22
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 23	MIL #23
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 24	MIL #24
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 25	MIL #25
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 26	MIL #26
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 27	MIL #27
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 28	MIL #28
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 29	MIL #29
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 30	MIL #30
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 31	MIL #31
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 32	MIL #32
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 33	MIL #33
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 34	MIL #34
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 35	MIL #35
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 36	MIL #36
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 37	MIL #37
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 38	MIL #38
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 39	MIL #39
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 40	MIL #40
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 41	MIL #41
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 42	MIL #42
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 43	MIL #43
Milanesi Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 44	MIL #44
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 45	MIL #45
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 46	MIL #46
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 47	MIL #47
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 48	MIL #48
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 49	MIL #49
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 50	MIL #50
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 51	MIL #51
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 52	MIL #52
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 53	MIL #53
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 54	MIL #54
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 55	MIL #55
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 56	MIL #56
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 57	MIL #57
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 58	MIL #58
Stinson Bellwether Trial Motion in Limine 59	MIL #59
Order Regarding Preservation of Objections	MISC #1
Stinson Order Denying PSC Motion to Compel Better Responses to 2d Interrogatories	MISC #2
Order Denying Defendants’ Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law	DMO 5
Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for New Trial	DMO 6
Stinson Summary Judgment Order	DMO 7
Denying as Moot MSJ on Manufacturing Claim	DMO 7A
Denying Defendants’ Post-Trial Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law in Stinson	DMO 8
Granting in Part, and Reserving in Part Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment in Bryan	DMO 9

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.