Vaginal mesh lawyers continue to file lawsuits over alleged injuries caused by products manufactured by C.R. Bard, Inc. in New Jersey’s Atlantic County Superior Court, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. The litigation’s first bellwether trials are scheduled to begin on September 23, 2013, according to an April 25th Court Order. The upcoming trials will involve vaginal mesh complications that allegedly occurred following surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse. The Order also established completion deadlines for depositions in the cases selected for the bellwether trials. (In re: Pelvic Mesh Litigation/Bard, No. L-6339-10)Our firm regularly hears from women who suffered significant vaginal mesh complications, allegedly due to pelvic mesh devices manufactured by C.R. Bard and other manufacturers, so of course we are looking forward to these trials” says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. Jeffrey S. Grand, Firm partner, serves as Co-Liaison Counsel in the New Jersey C.R. Bard litigation.
Vaginal Mesh Injuries
Court records indicate that vaginal mesh lawyers have filed thousands of lawsuits on behalf of women who suffered serious injuries, including mesh erosion through vaginal tissue, infection, pain, and urinary problems; allegedly due to mesh products used to treat pelvic organ prolapsed and stress urinary incontinence. In addition to the hundreds of lawsuits naming C.R. Bard, a second pelvic mesh litigations also underway in Atlantic County Superior Court and includes more than 2,750 transvaginal mesh lawsuits involving Ethicon Inc.’s Gynecare pelvic mesh devices (In re: Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-10). The first trial in the New Jersey Ethicon litigation ended this March, with the device maker ordered to pay more than $11 million to the Plaintiff. Mr. Grand, who is also serving as Co-Liaison Counsel in that litigation, was a member of the trial team for the Ethicon mesh lawsuit.
Vaginal mesh lawyer have also filed thousands of claims in consolidated proceedings now underway in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, including lawsuits involving products manufactured by American Medical Systems, Inc., MDL No. 2325; Boston Scientific Corp., MDL No. 2326; C.R. Bard, Inc., MDL No. 2187; and Ethicon, Inc., MDL No. 2327.
In October 2008, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that it had received more than 1,000 reports of serious vaginal mesh injuries in just a three-year period, sparking the growing litigation over the devices. In July 2011, the agency warned of a five-fold increase in reports of serious complications associated with the use of pelvic mesh in prolapse surgeries since the first alert.
Women who experienced vaginal mesh complications may be entitled to compensation for their medical bills, pain and suffering, and other injuries. For more information, or to obtain a free legal consultation with a vaginal mesh attorney, please visit Bernstein Liebhard’s website, or call 1-888-364-6688.