On May 1, 2012, a California couple – wife and husband – filed a lawsuit citing transvaginal mesh problems. The complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, names Boston Scientific as defendant and alleges that the company's Obtryx Transobturator... Read More

The first bellwether trial in the MDL of transvaginal mesh lawsuits involving the Bard Avaulta mesh implant has received a trial date. The trial is now set to begin on February 5, 2013 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.... Read More

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has aggregated transvaginal mesh lawsuits from across the country into four multidistrict litigations (MDLs), relating to four separate named defendants. The lawsuits all relate to allegations of mesh complications. Transvaginal mesh is surgically implanted in a patient for... Read More

The vaginal mesh MDL is progressing smoothly, with recent appointments to enable the the huge litigation to run as efficiently as possible Some background on the MDL: In February 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all of the federal lawsuits claiming complications... Read More

Two Canadian women have recently filed a class action lawsuit dealing with complications they suffered after they were implanted with the devices. The transvaginal mesh attorney who filed suit on behalf of the two women says that the case is hoping to represent all Canadian... Read More

A Congressional report that reveals vaginal mesh devices were fast-tracked to FDA approval even though their predecessors were recalled may bolster the cases of plaintiffs filing a transvaginal mesh lawsuit. The report was released on March 22, 2012. The report focuses on the fast-track FDA... Read More

On March 13, 2012, Elizabeth Cespedes filed a transvaginal mesh lawsuit in U.S. District Court in the District of Maryland (Baltimore). Cespedes charges Boston Scientific Corporation with responsibility for her vaginal mesh side effects, since the manufacturer marketed its product as safe and effective, even... Read More

On February 28, 2012, in Massachusetts federal court, Oregon couple Diane and Jerome Bogedin filed a lawsuit against Boston Scientific. Their suit alleges vaginal mesh side effects related to the defendant's "Advantage" Transvaginal Mid-Urethral Sling System, and contends that the device is dangerously defective. Like... Read More