Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices, reports that vaginal mesh lawsuits brought over C. R. Bard’s Avaulta mesh devices are moving forward in the federal Multidistrict litigation (MDL) underway in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Four Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuits were selected as bellwether trials for this litigation, according to an Order issued by the Court on March 7th. The first trial is scheduled to begin on June 11, 2013 (In re: C.R. Bard, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation—MDL No. 2187).Bernstein Liebhard LLP partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for four vaginal mesh lawsuits underway in the Southern District of West Virginia, including the C.R. Bard litigation (MDL No. 2187):
• In re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation—MDL No. 2325
• In re: Boston Scientific Corp., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation –MDL No. 2326
• In re: Ethicon, Inc. Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation—MDL No. 2327
“These important cases will help to determine how juries might weigh claims in similar vaginal mesh lawsuits. We look forward to their start,” Bernstein Liebhard LLP says. The Firm continues to offer free, no obligation vaginal mesh lawsuit evaluations to victims alleging transvaginal mesh injuries. Bernstein Liebhard LLP also has lawyers and support staff ready to answer any questions in English or Spanish related to a potential mesh claim.
Transvaginal Mesh Complications
Vaginal mesh lawsuits have been mounting since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning in 2011 concerning a five-fold increase in reports of serious complications associated with vaginal mesh. The agency also modified its prior standing on the frequency of these complications stating that injuries following pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair were not rare, as it had first indicated. The FDA reports that the most commonly reported vaginal mesh complications are mesh erosion through vaginal tissue, infection, pain, urinary problems, and recurrence of prolapse and/or incontinence. Surgery does not always correct these issues as the vaginal mesh can move and embed in the body’s tissues.* The devices remain on the market and the FDA has not announced any vaginal mesh recalls, despite these safety issues.
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