Recalled Medical Devices Fast-Tracked Through FDA Approval Process Were Often Based on Flawed, Older Designs: Study
Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit Sports betting addiction lawsuits are being investigated for college students and young adults who developed gambling problems after using apps like FanDuel and DraftKings, alleging that the platforms failed to warn about the addictive nature of their features and marketing practices.
Nitrous Oxide Lawsuit Individuals who suffered harm, or families who lost a loved one after using nitrous oxide products may be eligible for financial compensation through a nitrous oxide lawsuit.
Hair Relaxer Lawsuit Regular exposure to chemicals in hair relaxer may cause uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and other injuries. Women diagnosed with cancer may be eligible for settlement benefits.
Depo-Provera Lawsuit Depo-Provera lawsuits are being investigated for women who developed meningioma brain tumors after receiving Depo-Provera birth control shots, claiming that Pfizer failed to adequately disclose side effects.
Ozempic Lawsuit Lawyers are pursuing Ozempic lawsuits, Wegovy lawsuits and Mounjaro lawsuits over gastroparesis or stomach paralysis, which can leave users with long-term gastrointestinal side effects
Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuit Lawsuits are being pursued by users of Suboxone who experienced tooth loss, broken teeth or required dental extractions. Settlement benefits may be available.
Change Healthcare Lawsuit Lawyers are reviewing Change Healthcare class action lawsuits for individuals who had their personal information stolen due to the data breach.
Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Serious and life-threatening injuries have been linked to problems with Bard PowerPort. Lawsuits are now being pursued by individuals who suffered injuries from the implantable port catheter fracturing or migrating.
AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuit Serious and life-threatening injuries have been linked to problems with Bard PowerPort. Lawsuits are now being pursued by individuals who suffered injuries from the implantable port catheter fracturing or migrating.
Processed Food Lawsuit Lawsuits are being pursued against the food industry over their manufacturing and advertising of ultra-processed foods, which have caused a generation of children to face an increased risk of developing childhood diabetes and other chronic illnesses.
Vaginal Mesh, Bladder Sling Lawsuits in MDLs Approach 60,000 June 18, 2014 Austin Kirk Add Your Comments The number of women throughout the United States pursuing transvaginal mesh lawsuits over problems with bladder sling and vaginal mesh products continues to mount, with a combined total of nearly 60,000 complaints now pending in seven federal multidistrict litigations (MDLs) established for cases against different manufacturers. All of the complaints involve similar claims that women suffered painful and disfiguring complications following the use of surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The lawsuits allege that the manufacturers sold defective and unreasonably dangerous products, withholding information from consumers and the medical community about the risk that the bladder sling and vaginal mesh may erode through the vagina, cause infections and other injuries. Learn More About Vaginal Mesh / Bladder Sling Lawsuits Complications from transvaginal mesh may cause severe injuries. Learn More SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION Learn More About Vaginal Mesh / Bladder Sling Lawsuits Complications from transvaginal mesh may cause severe injuries. Learn More SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION In the federal court system, seven different vaginal mesh MDLs have been established for product liability cases filed in U.S. District Courts throughout the country against C.R. Bard, American Medical Systems (AMS), Ethicon Gynecare, Boston Scientific, Coloplast, Cook Medical and Neomedic. Each of the MDLs are centralized before U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin in the Southern District of West Virginia to reduce duplicative discovery, avoid conflicting pretrial rulings and to serve the convenience of witnesses, parties and the courts. According to the latest case list (PDF) released by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) on June 16, Judge Goodwin is currently presiding over 18,176 Ethicon mesh lawsuits, 17,812 AMS mesh lawsuits, 12,004Â Boston Scientific mesh lawsuits, 8,555Â Bard Avaulta mesh lawsuits, 1,468Â Coloplast mesh lawsuits, 195Â Cook Medical mesh lawsuits and about 52 Neomedic mesh lawsuits. The combined total of 58,262 claims represents a nearly 35% increase in the number of cases pending since March 2014, when the U.S. JPML reported that a combined total of 43,173 cases were centralized before Judge Goodwin. In addition, thousands more cases are pending in various state court systems throughout the country. Vaginal Mesh Trials and Settlements As part of the coordinated pretrial proceedings in federal court, Judge Goodwin has scheduled a series of early trial dates involving several of the manufacturers. Known as “bellwether” cases, such test trials are designed to help the parties gauge how juries may respond to certain evidence and testimony that may be repeated throughout the litigation. A lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary was scheduled to begin this month, on June 23, but Judge Goodwin issued an order (PDF) last month delaying the start of the case until August 25. That lawsuit was brought by Jo Huskey and her husband Allen, claiming that she suffered injuries after receiving an Ethicon TVT-O bladder sling in February 2011, for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. She claims that the mesh has caused a number of complications, resulting in the need for additional procedures to surgically remove the bladder mesh in November 2011. Huskey’s doctor found “complete erosion of the mesh from the urethra to the pelvic sidewall on the right side”, as well as infected tissue. As a result of the complications, Huskey has had to undergo physical therapy, extensive drug therapy and other procedures to address pelvic pain, spasms, and bladder problems. This case will be the second of three scheduled Ethicon mesh trials in the federal court system, with the first case ending in a defense verdict earlier this year, after Judge Goodwin found that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence showing that the Ethicon TVT pelvic mesh was defectively designed or caused her to suffer any injury. A third Ethicon case is set for trial before Judge Goodin in December 2014. Later this year, a combined trial involving 11 Boston Scientific mesh cases is set to go before a jury starting in October 2014. That case involves women who experienced problems after receiving a Boston Scientific Obtryx sling for repair of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Last year, a series of three Bard Avaulta trials were set for trial in the MDL, with the first case going before a federal jury in July 2013, involving a lawsuit filed by Donna Cisson. That trial resulted in a $2 million damage award against Bard, including punitive damages designed to punish the company for the actions during the manufacture and sale of the product. The second and third trials were each settled shortly before they were set to begin, with terms of the deals withheld. A series of bellwether trials involving AMS mesh products were scheduled to begin this summer, but Judge Goodwin recently cancelled those trials after Endo Health Systems agreed to pay $830 million in an AMS mesh settlement, resolving the majority of all cases pending against it’s subsidiary. Given the lack of progress towards settling additional cases, Judge Goodwin recent ordered that a second wave of Bard Avaulta cases and Boston Scientific mesh cases be prepared for trial, with hundreds of cases going through case-specific discovery over the remainder of this year so that they can be trial-ready by early 2015. If the manufacturers fail to reach vaginal mesh settlements to resolve the majority of cases against them, they could face hundreds of individual trial dates scheduled throughout the country next year. Tags: American Medical Systems (AMS), Bard Avaulta, Boston Scientific, C. R. Bard, Coloplast, Cook Medical, Ethicon, Neomedic, Transvaginal Mesh, Vaginal Mesh Image Credit: | More Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit Stories Study Finds Some Transvaginal Mesh Degrades Within 2 Months After It Is Implanted October 29, 2024 Supreme Court Rejects J&J Bid to Overturn $302M Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit Award February 23, 2023 Recalled Medical Devices Fast-Tracked Through FDA Approval Process Were Often Based on Flawed, Older Designs: Study January 16, 2023 1 Comments Karen July 15, 2014 First of all Donna Cisson only got a small part of that settlement . None of the women in these lawsuits have gotten any millions. The Judges and the attorneys are the only one getting millions from these cases. This is all fraud. Offering less then 10.000 to settle is not worth the time. I wish the judges and attorneys , and the states stop taking small amounts to settle and look at the facts. Why have a judge and a attorney if we are not going to practice the law as it is written . Share Your CommentsFirst Name*Last NameEmail* Shared Comments*This field is hidden when viewing the formI authorize the above comments be posted on this page Yes No Post Comment I authorize the above comments be posted on this page Weekly Digest Opt-In Yes, send me a weekly email with the latest lawsuits, recalls and warnings. Want your comments reviewed by a lawyer?To have an attorney review your comments and contact you about a potential case, provide your contact information below. This will not be published.Contact Phone #Alt Phone #Private CommentsNOTE: Providing information for review by an attorney does not form an attorney-client relationship.CAPTCHAGA SourceGA CampaignGA MediumGA ContentGA TermPhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ MORE TOP STORIES Lawyers To Select 50 Suboxone Dental Lawsuits for Next Phase of MDL Bellwether Discovery (Posted: today) As lawyers continue to review records on more than 500 Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits, the MDL judge has outlined the process for identifying a smaller group that will move into the next discovery phase. MORE ABOUT: SUBOXONE TOOTH DECAY LAWSUIT500 Suboxone Tooth Decay Cases Randomly Selected for Bellwether Record Collection Pool (04/24/2025)Status of Suboxone Tooth Loss Lawsuits To Be Reviewed at MDL Conference (04/16/2025)Prenatal Opioid Exposure May Result in Smaller Brains Among Newborns: Study (04/14/2025) Hair Relaxer Lawsuits MDL Judge Seeks Status Report on Discovery Proceedings (Posted: yesterday) A federal judge wants lawyers involved in hair relaxer lawsuits to provide an update this week on the status of discovery proceedings for a pool of cases being considered for bellwether trial dates. MORE ABOUT: HAIR RELAXER LAWSUITFormaldehyde Found in Range of Personal Care Products Used Primarily by Black and Latina Women (05/14/2025)Lawyers Selected 32 Hair Relaxer Lawsuits for Bellwether Discovery in MDL (05/13/2025)Hair Relaxer Settlement Master Appointed To Oversee Negotiations To Resolve Cancer Lawsuits (04/29/2025) Covidien Parietex Optimized Composite (PCOx) Hernia Mesh Lawsuits To Be Prepared for Trial (Posted: yesterday) Two Covidien Parietex Optimized Composite hernia mesh lawsuits have been chosen to be prepared to potentially serve as the third Covidien hernia mesh bellwether trial. MORE ABOUT: HERNIA MESH LAWSUITSecond Bellwether Trial in Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuit MDL Set for July 2026 (05/14/2025)Covidien Mesh Lawsuit Set For Trial in Feb. 2026, Over Defective Hernia Implant (04/10/2025)New Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed Following Global Settlement (04/03/2025)
Recalled Medical Devices Fast-Tracked Through FDA Approval Process Were Often Based on Flawed, Older Designs: Study January 16, 2023
Lawyers To Select 50 Suboxone Dental Lawsuits for Next Phase of MDL Bellwether Discovery (Posted: today) As lawyers continue to review records on more than 500 Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits, the MDL judge has outlined the process for identifying a smaller group that will move into the next discovery phase. MORE ABOUT: SUBOXONE TOOTH DECAY LAWSUIT500 Suboxone Tooth Decay Cases Randomly Selected for Bellwether Record Collection Pool (04/24/2025)Status of Suboxone Tooth Loss Lawsuits To Be Reviewed at MDL Conference (04/16/2025)Prenatal Opioid Exposure May Result in Smaller Brains Among Newborns: Study (04/14/2025)
Hair Relaxer Lawsuits MDL Judge Seeks Status Report on Discovery Proceedings (Posted: yesterday) A federal judge wants lawyers involved in hair relaxer lawsuits to provide an update this week on the status of discovery proceedings for a pool of cases being considered for bellwether trial dates. MORE ABOUT: HAIR RELAXER LAWSUITFormaldehyde Found in Range of Personal Care Products Used Primarily by Black and Latina Women (05/14/2025)Lawyers Selected 32 Hair Relaxer Lawsuits for Bellwether Discovery in MDL (05/13/2025)Hair Relaxer Settlement Master Appointed To Oversee Negotiations To Resolve Cancer Lawsuits (04/29/2025)
Covidien Parietex Optimized Composite (PCOx) Hernia Mesh Lawsuits To Be Prepared for Trial (Posted: yesterday) Two Covidien Parietex Optimized Composite hernia mesh lawsuits have been chosen to be prepared to potentially serve as the third Covidien hernia mesh bellwether trial. MORE ABOUT: HERNIA MESH LAWSUITSecond Bellwether Trial in Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuit MDL Set for July 2026 (05/14/2025)Covidien Mesh Lawsuit Set For Trial in Feb. 2026, Over Defective Hernia Implant (04/10/2025)New Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed Following Global Settlement (04/03/2025)