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• Breast Mesh Reconstruction Surgery Gaining Popularity Despite Safety Concerns, Lawsuits

  November 10, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The potential for breast mesh reconstruction lawsuits is growing, as manufacturers continue to market the devices without FDA approval despite increasing evidence of serious complications.

• Breast Implant Lymphoma Risk May Extend Beyond ALCL, Researchers Warn

  August 22, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that breast implants could increase the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by a factor of five.

• LifeCell Seeks Dismissal of Strattice Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Set for Trial

  August 11, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer of Strattice hernia mesh, LifeCell Corporation, wants a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the pig skin mesh was defectively designed.

• Strattice Mesh Lawsuit Scheduled for First Federal Bellwether Trial

  July 29, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A U.S. federal magistrate judge will meet with parties this Wednesday to discuss preparation for the first Strattice hernia mesh bellwether trial that is scheduled to begin in February.

• Breast Implants After Mastectomy May Increase Risk of ALCL for Some Women: Study

  June 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that women with certain genetic mutations who receive textured breast implants following a mastectomy are 16 times more likely to develop breast implant-associated cancer than their peers.

• CoolSculpting Lawsuit Filed Over Risk of PAH Side Effects Following Treatment

  October 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  California woman indicates that areas of her stomach treated by CoolSculpting system began showing large, misshapen bulges, which required additional surgery.

• Allergan Biocell Textured Breast Implant Lawsuits To Be Selected For Bellwether Trial Discovery in August 2024

  June 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  With more than 1,200 Allergan breast implant lawsuits pending throughout the federal court system, each involving allegations that the textured Biocell design caused women to develop anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), the parties have been given until the end of August to select a group of cases for early bellwether trials.

• Coolsculpting Side Effects Cause Disfiguring PAH Complications For Some Users: Report

  April 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A New York Times report warns of high rates of deformities and other side effects of the CoolSculpting fat-freezing procedure.

• Allergan Breast Implant Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over ALCL Risk in Netherlands

  April 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An Allergan breast implant class action lawsuit has been filed by about 5,000 women in the Netherlands, who seek compensation for having the implants removed and replaced through reconstructive surgery.

• More Than 1,300 Breast Implant ALCL Cases Diagnosed Worldwide, Including 35 Deaths: Report

  March 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New data links breast implant-associated cancer to more than 1,300 cases worldwide.