Published April 25, 2013 by PR Web
St. Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) April 25, 2013
Pelvic mesh lawyers at Carey Danis & Lowe continue to follow Ethicon MDL 2327 proceedings currently taking place in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, as the law firm represents women who have been injured by defective pelvic mesh.
A recent update in the Ethicon MDL involves a pretrial order issued by Chief Judge Robert C. Chambers and U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. The order pertains to the judge responsible for overseeing the discovery process in the vaginal mesh MDLs. As Judge Mary E. Stanley has retired, any matters pertaining to discovery will now be the responsibility of Judge Cheryl A. Eifert.
Carey Danis & Lowe pelvic mesh lawyers perceive the transference of discovery process responsibility from one judge to another as no impediment to the expedited legal processes inherent in a multidistrict litigation.
According to Carey Danis & Lowe, another noteworthy update in the Ethicon MDL 2327 involves a plaintiff with a case in the Ethicon MDL named Dawn Flores, who recently attempted to have her case moved from the MDL in West Virginia to a California state court, where the plaintiff resides. The case is Flores et al. v. Ethicon Inc. et al., case number 2:12-cv-01804.
Flores filed her vaginal mesh lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon claiming that their Gynecare Prolift mesh was defective in that it eroded, leading to infections and severe pain, in addition to psychological and emotional suffering, according to the Ethicon vaginal mesh trial memorandum and order about Ms. Flores’ case.
Though Ms. Flores’ request was denied, in cases where plaintiffs are severely ill, Carey Danis & Lowe pelvic mesh lawyers consider it important that such lawsuits be put to trial in a timely fashion for the sake of the plaintiff.
A plaintiff in another case that was recently settled, Gross v. Gynecare Inc., Atl-L-6966-10, cited similar problems with Ethicon’s Gynecare Prolift mesh. In Linda Gross’ Gynecare Prolift mesh lawsuit, she alleged that the mesh hardened after implantation, and required numerous surgeries to remove the hardened mesh, according to a Bloomberg report on the case.* Gross v. Gynecare, case number Atl-L-6966-10, was heard in the Superior Court of Atlantic County in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Pelvic mesh lawyers at Carey Danis & Lowe encourage individuals who have been injured by Ethicon’s Gynecare Prolift to contact our law firm to discuss legal options. Carey Danis & Lowe is offering free legal evaluations of vaginal mesh cases and assistance in filing vaginal mesh lawsuits.
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*Bloomberg article about Gross v. Gynecare Inc., case number Atl-L-6966-10:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-25/j-j-failed-to-warn-of-vaginal-mesh-risks-n-j-jury-rules-1-.html
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Carey Danis & Lowe is a plaintiff’s litigation firm based in St. Louis, Missouri with law offices across the United States in Illinois, Missouri, and Florida. Carey Danis & Lowe specializes in defective drug and pharmaceutical litigation and class action lawsuits. The Carey Danis & Lowe team is comprised of experienced attorneys working alongside knowledgeable professional staff that includes medical doctors, nurses, and information technology specialists. Contact Carey Danis & Lowe at 800-721-2519.
