Plaintiffs who have sued Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit over incapacitating injuries and economic losses from the manufacturer’s pelvic mesh devices may soon see resolution to their claims. Though the details of the accord remain confidential, J&J has agreed to a transvaginal mesh settlement that... Read More

Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in awareness of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and related conditions such as stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This development is due in large part to an onslaught of litigation regarding transvaginal mesh as a treatment for POP and the debilitating... Read More

Vaginal mesh lawsuits involving slings manufactured by Ethicon are on hold, after the judge overseeing coordinated lawsuits delayed the next pending bellwether trial. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin is currently overseeing more than 65,000 lawsuits filed by women who claim the vaginal slings have led... Read More

Federal jurors in Charleston, West Virginia delivered another landmark transvaginal mesh trial verdict on November 20 – marking Boston Scientific’s second trial loss in just a few weeks. The vaginal mesh manufacturer was ordered to pay $18.5 million in compensation to four women who claimed they... Read More

Following an intense eight-day bellwether trial in Miami federal district court, a jury concluded that transvaginal mesh manufacturer Boston Scientific was liable to four women who experienced debilitating and painful side effects following implantation of the device. Bellwether trials are often used in complex or... Read More

The transvaginal mesh product has proven to be one of the most controversial medical devices noted in recent years. Despite claims of helping women regain continence, and experience alleviation of pelvic pain and prolapsed organs, these devices have time and again proven more problematic than... Read More

A woman who was originally awarded $73.4 million in a Boston Scientific mesh verdict will now receive an award of $34.6 million, due to a Texas law governing the amount companies can be forced to pay in punitive damages. In September, a Dallas jury granted... Read More

Bloomberg reported on a landmark transvaginal mesh verdict against Boston Scientific last week. After a few hours of deliberations, a Texas state jury awarded plaintiff Martha Salazar $23 million in compensatory damages and an additional $50 million in punitive damages for the defendant’s gross negligence... Read More