Hernia Mesh Injuries
Covidien Mesh Lawsuits and Potential Multi-District Litigation
Covidien Mesh Lawsuits and Potential Multi-District Litigation With thousands of claims in state court and 73 cases filed in federal courts pertaining to its hernia mesh device, Covidien again seeks to consolidate claims into a multi-district litigation (MDL). In June of 2020, the manufacturer’s request for the creation of an MDL was denied, as there…
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National Law Review Provides Bard Hernia Mesh Litigation Update The National Law Review provided the legal community with an update on the ongoing Bard Hernia mesh lawsuits, which include Davol, Bard’s subsidiary, as a defendant. At the time of publication in December 2018, thousands of plaintiffs were involved in the lawsuits, many of which contain…
Read MoreNo FDA Warning for Hernia Mesh
Food And Drug Administration Does Not Issue Warnings About Hernia Mesh Jane Aker, a journalist and the current National News Editor for the Mesh News Desk (MND), posted an article for the Legal Examiner in January 2019. In her report, she calls into question the wisdom of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure to…
Read MoreComplications with Hernia Mesh
Mesh material is often used in hernia repair surgery to keep the hernia from protruding and recurring. Even though complications don’t occur most times that surgical mesh is used, there can still be some long-term problems in certain cases. If you experience any of these problems after undergoing hernia repair surgery with mesh, an attorney…
Read MoreDefective Medical Devices: Hernia Mesh
Legal Assistance for the Victims of Defective Hernia Mesh Implants The hernia mesh is a widely used medical device that has also been the source of trouble for many of its users. If you believe that you have suffered physical harm after receiving a hernia mesh, you may consider filing a defective product lawsuit. A…
Read MoreNew Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Filed
A new hernia mesh lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plaintiff made a claim back in April of this year that the hernia mesh device that was implanted to help assist in healing his inguinal hernia had instead generated life threatening injuries including but not…
Read MoreHernia Mesh Products Update
The Journal of the American College of Surgeons have come out with a new study suggesting that hernia mesh products that are on the market today, are lacking important information that could better assist physicians into making decisions that are more well informed based on a patients health status. The study demands hernia mesh products…
Read MoreProduct Liability Lawsuits Due to Faulty Hernia Meshes
A new lawsuit has been filed against C.R Bard INC. and it’s subsidiary company, Davol INC. by a Missouri woman claiming she developed critical and painful adhesions due to a defective hernia mesh implant. Bard and Davol are just a one of many medical manufacturing companies that have been slammed recently with product liability lawsuits…
Read MoreDefective C-Qur Mesh Device
Patients who suffer from hernias or wounds caused by trauma or surgery, require special medical devices to reinforce proper repair. A synthetic mesh-like material can be used to reduce the likelihood of a hernia returning in the future and aiding in the reconstruction of a traumatic laceration. Unfortunately, a number of individuals who have undergone…
Read MoreEthicon Physiomesh Hernia Mesh Lawsuit
Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has recalled its Physiomesh flexible composite mesh; a surgical mesh product used to treat a variety of hernias with a minimally invasive surgery.
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