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• Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit Settlements Being Negotiated by Manufacturers

  October 1, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Settlement talks are reportedly under way with a number of vaginal mesh manufacturers that could resolve thousands of claims.

• Vaginal Mesh MDLs Have Grown Into Largest Pending Federal Litigations

  September 25, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  More than 30,000 lawsuits are in 6 different federal vaginal mesh MDLs, and two are among the top 3 active MDLs in the U.S.

• Bladder Slings Improve Stress Urinary Incontinence: Study

  September 23, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that vaginal mesh can help women with stress urinary incontinence more effectively than physical therapy alone.

• Transvaginal Mesh Settlement Reached in Another Bard Avaulta Lawsuit

  September 16, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  Bard has settled a second Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuit, less than a month after $2 million loss in first bellwether trial.

• Vaginal Mesh for Surgical Prolapse Repair Provides No Benefit, Study Finds

  September 13, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Another study's findings suggest that vaginal mesh implants provide no benefit over traditional surgery, but carry a high risk of complications.

• Ethicon Prolift Mesh Lawsuits To Be Selected For MDL Trial in Aug. 2014

  September 11, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  The first federal Ethicon vaginal mesh trial is scheduled for August 2014 and will be selected from a small pool of representative cases.

• Lawsuits Over Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh Selected for Bellwether Trials

  September 4, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  Four Boston Scientific vaginal mesh lawsuits have been selected for the early test cases set to begin in February 2014.

• Bard Avaulta Vaginal Mesh Settlement Reached During Second MDL Trial

  August 22, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  The second Bard Avaulta trial ended before it began when C.R. Bard reached an undisclosed settlement with the plaintiff.

• Vaginal Mesh Bellwether Trial Results in $2M Jury Award in MDL

  August 16, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury awarded $2 million in the first trial over the Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh.

• Jury Deliberations Begin in Lawsuit Over Bard Avaulta Transvaginal Mesh

  August 15, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  The first federal Bard Avaulta transvaginal mesh lawsuit is now in the hands of a jury, as deliberations began Wednesday.