Just before 10am on February 10, 2016, a Philadelphia jury in Carlino v. Ethicon delivered a verdict in the plaintiff’s …
IVC Filter Complications and How to Avoid Them
Surgeons implant IVC filters within the inferior vena cava. But when device complications arise, they can create serious health risks. …
The Compounding Effect of IVC Filter Removal Problems
In 2003, C.R. Bard and Cook Medical, Inc. began selling removable blood clot filters. Your doctor should monitor and remove this …
Pelvic Mesh Claims: The Risks and Benefits
About 3.3 million women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse (POP) undergo over 300,000 POP surgeries annually. Millions of women also …
FDA Approves New Mesh, Despite Transvaginal Mesh Litigation
A new mesh device has been approved by the FDA, despite backlash from patients who have been harmed by similar instruments.
Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Payouts Total $1B—Who’s Paying & How Much
Device manufacturers first started paying transvaginal mesh lawsuit settlements back in mid-2013. Now, claims are heating back up again in …
Transvaginal Mesh Uses and Materials: What Women Must Know
As a woman’s body ages, complications can occur in the forms of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.
IVC Filter Risks and Quality Violations
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are serious health factors people have to face when they get older.
Transvaginal Mesh and Hysterectomy: What Patients Must Know
When complications occur inside the body, surgical mesh is frequently used as a tool to support various organs.
Multidistrict Litigation Approved for IVC Filter Lawsuits
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters come with risks, as many people are finding out after having one implanted.
IVC Filter Litigation Centralized in Indiana
An IVC filter is a medical device that your surgeon implants directly into your inferior vena cava. This implanted filter …
Covidien Agrees to Settle 11,000 Transvaginal Mesh Claims
On June 23, 2015, Covidien agreed to settle upward of 11,000 transvaginal mesh claims involving one of its products.
Dangerous Medical Devices: Transvaginal Mesh and IVC Filter Claims
More and more drugs are hit with lawsuits each year, thanks to too little testing, too little warning or too much illegal marketing. As a result, countless IVC filter lawsuits and transvaginal mesh claims have been made against major drug manufacturers – and we’ve only just seen the beginning.
4th Circuit Upholds Ethicon Division Win in TVM Appeal
Transvaginal mesh has been under strict scrutiny from the Food and Drug Administration, healthcare providers and afflicted patients thanks to a growing number of lawsuits in the past few years.
J&J Makes First Transvaginal Mesh Settlements
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Division, Boston Scientific Corp, C.R. Bard and four other transvaginal mesh makers are now facing one of the biggest U.S. mass torts in history, and U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin is urging them to resolve the more than 70,000 lawsuits filed against them.
Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Update: Boston Scientific’s Federal Trials
On Nov. 4, Boston Scientific Corp began their first federal trials for transvaginal mesh claims.
TVM Claim Settlements Reach $1.6 Billion for Endo International
Many manufacturers of devices used to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are facing transvaginal mesh lawsuits from women who were seriously injured after being treated with these products.
TVM Discovery Conferences Scheduled in West Virginia
Women across the U.S. continue to file transvaginal mesh lawsuits against the makers of these devices, which are used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.
More TVM lawsuits Filed In New Jersey
Women around the country have filed transvagial mesh lawsuits against manufacturers of these products after suffering serious complications because of the device that led to the need for surgical removal of the mesh.
TVM Manufacturers May Be Moving Toward Settlement
Thousands of women across the U.S. have been filing transvaginal mesh lawsuits against manufacturers of the devices, which are used to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.