A woman who sustained significant internal injuries after receiving the Ethicon Prolift vaginal mesh implant has been awarded $12.5 million by a Philadelphia jury. It is not yet known if the defendant - Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary - plans to appeal the verdict. The... Read More

Kathryn Singleton has filed a lawsuit against American Medical Systems, Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, et al. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plaintiff is a resident of Louisiana who claims that the defendants’ pelvic mesh devices directly caused her significant physical... Read More

Last week, a Delaware judge cut a $100 million transvaginal mesh verdict by 90%, down to $10 million. The jury verdict was the largest ever awarded in a trial involving transvaginal mesh. Still, manufacturer Boston Scientific plans to appeal, citing legal and factual errors. Jury... Read More

In early October, a jury in Texas rendered a verdict favorable to Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit which alleged serious problems with the Gynecare Prosima Pelvic Floor Repair System. The plaintiff in this case received the implant in April of 2012 as... Read More

As concerns over bladder sling injuries continues, new research has discovered a significant percentage of women receiving the mesh slings must have the devices removed or replaced. The recent study also found that the risk of complications goes down when the procedure is performed by... Read More

Over the past several years, over 70,000 lawsuits have been filed in federal district court regarding the alleged dangers of vaginal mesh products. These lawsuits, which have been consolidated before U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin, involve allegations against multiple mesh manufacturers, including C.R. Bard, Boston... Read More

At a time when women were expecting to experience much-needed relief of urinary incontinence and pelvic floor prolapse, failures and defects in transvaginal mesh devices have caused unexpected and unrelenting pain and discomfort – the opposite of the original objective. While there are many transvaginal mesh... Read More

A plaintiff has filed a transvaginal tape injury lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, alleging a vaginal sling she received surgically in 2004 has led to permanent and painful injuries. The plaintiff claims the manufacturer of the sling, Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon, failed... Read More