Imagine this: you've filed a transvaginal mesh lawsuit and one day, the pain and discomfort you've been suffering through on account of your mesh device pushes you to the edge.…
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Johnson & Johnson and their subsidiary, Ethicon, agreed to settle 4 vaginal mesh lawsuits. The medical device manufacturer faces thousands of transvaginal mesh lawsuits, but for the time being, has…
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Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon mishandled internal documents that were of great importance in the Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL) being heard in West Virginia. As a result, U.S. Magistrate Judge…
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One woman's transvaginal mesh story has become the subject of an article published in The Gazette, a newspaper based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Frances Shulte, who was interviewed by the…
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In an atypical statement of opinion, the federal judge who is overseeing the thousands of transvaginal mesh lawsuits in a West Virginia court advised mesh manufacturer, C.R. Bard, to consider…
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The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a news release dated April 29, 2014 that it would put forth two orders relating to transvaginal mesh used to treat…
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The parent company of American Medical Systems, the medical device manufacturer whose transvaginal mesh products are currently the subject of thousands of lawsuits in West Virginia, received a warning letter…
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Though the 510(k) approval process used by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to quickly and efficiently clear medical devices similar to already approved products has its benefits, the…
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The first bellwether trial to be heard in the Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL) in West Virginia will begin on February 10, 2014. According to a court document filed in mid-December,…
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St. Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) January 27, 2014 The Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL), which is being heard in a West Virginia federal court, continues to make significant progress early in this…
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