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800.277.1193Judicial Panel Orders Covidien Hernia Mesh MDL
The Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML) granted Levin Papantonio Rafferty’s (LPR) application to consolidate Medtronic Covidien hernia mesh cases into multidistrict litigation (MDL). Currently, 73 such product liability lawsuits are pending in seven district courts across the country, and that number is expected to grow.
LPR Trial Team Wins Verdict in Bard Ventralex Trial
The Levin Papantonio Rafferty trial team won a verdict declaring the C.R. Bard Ventralex hernia mesh to be defectively designed and unreasonably dangerous.
LPR’s Tim O’Brien Will Try Second Bellwether Trial in Bard Hernia Mesh MDL in March
Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorney Tim O’Brien will be serving as Co-Lead Counsel for the Plaintiffs in the second bellwether trial for the Bard hernia mesh multidistrict litigation (MDL). The trial will commence on March 21, 2022.
$66 Million Set Aside for Hernia Mesh Settlements
One of the biggest mass tort suits to play out in New Hampshire courts reached a critical turning point when Atrium Medical Corp. settled litigation over its hernia mesh implants, NH Business Review reported.
Looking Beyond Pelvic Mesh Injuries
For years, media outlets, medical practitioners, and legal professionals have publicized, studied, treated, and represented women who endured health issues after receiving pelvic/transvaginal mesh implants.
What You Should Know About Hernia Mesh Complications
According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, more than one million hernia repair surgeries happen every year in the U.S., 90 percent of hernia repair surgeries use hernia mesh.
U.K. Investigation Reveals 170,000 Patients Suffering From Hernia Mesh Complications
Out of approximately 570,000 U.K. patients who have undergone hernia mesh surgery since 2012, as many as 170,000 may be suffering from complications. This information came out of an investigative report from the BBC, which was also published recently in the British Medical Journal.
U.K. Health Secretary Announces Temporary Ban on Pelvic Mesh Repairs – But Use of Hernia Mesh Continues
Last month, the death of a 75-year-old woman in Loanhead, Scotland, was officially attributed to the surgical mesh that had been used to repair her pelvic organ prolapse (PoP). It is the first time that surgical mesh has been listed on an official death certificate as an “underlying cause.”
The Atrium C-QUR Mesh: is the Fish Oil Coating Part of the Problem?
Surgical mesh devices used to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse and hernias have been implicated in thousands of patient injuries. As of June 2018, more than 50,000 lawsuits have been filed against hernia mesh manufacturers.
Federal Court Overseeing Physiomesh Lawsuit Requires Surgically Removed Mesh be Preserved
The Honorable Judge Richard Story, who is presiding over multidistrict litigation involving the Ethicon Physiomesh hernia mesh, recently issued an order that provides guidelines for attorneys representing the plaintiffs who have suffered severe, and in some cases, permanent injury because of the device's failure.