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• New Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed Following Global Settlement

  April 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  In the six months since a Bard hernia mesh settlement agreement was reached, at least two dozen new lawsuits have been brought, as the implants continue to fail and require revision surgery.

• Court Appoints Bard Hernia Mesh Settlement Special Masters To Implement “Intensive” Process To Resolve Claims

  November 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Two Special Masters have been appointed to organize and manage a court-supervised mediation program that may resolve Bard hernia mesh lawsuits that do not participate in a global settlement announced last month.

• Bard Settlement Reached To Resolve Hernia Mesh Lawsuits, With “Multi-Year” Payout Structure

  October 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers have reached a confidential settlement agreement to resolve tens of thousands of Bard hernia mesh lawsuits after six years of litigation, but individuals must still agree to participate and settle their claims.

• Family Seeks Remand of Bard Hernia Mesh Wrongful Death Lawsuit, After Global Settlement Negotiations “Have Dragged”

  September 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The Bard hernia mesh lawsuit has been pending for years in the federal MDL, where family indicates global settlement negotiations have stalled, leading to a request to allow their claim to be remanded for trial.

• Stay Issued Pending Settlement of Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits in MDL

  July 8, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has paused all Bard hernia mesh litigation, indicating that a global settlement is pending that could resolve most personal injury claims.

• Information About Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Settlements Can Not Be Filed Under Seal: Court

  July 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has denied a request by two law firms to allow a potential Bard hernia mesh settlement deal to resolve hundreds of claims to be filed under seal, saying parties could not keep the details of such an agreement out of the public record.

• No Update on Bard Hernia Mesh Settlement Talks Provided, As Deadline For Remand Proposals Loom

  May 31, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in Bard hernia mesh lawsuits have let a May 24 deadline pass without telling the federal judge overseeing the litigation that mediation and settlement talks have stalled, suggesting the parties may agree on how to move forward with the litigation next month.

• Ventral Hernia Mesh Linked to Lower Recurrence Rates than Non-Mesh Repair Surgery

  April 16, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that while there are concerns over ventral hernia mesh surgery, it results in a lower rate of hernia recurrence than hernia surgery without the use of a mesh implant.

• Global Settlement of Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits To Be Discussed at Mediation on March 25 and 26

  March 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered parties involved in Bard hernia mesh lawsuits to attend in-person mediation talks on March 25 and 26, in hopes of reaching a global settlement agreement.

• Bard Hernia Mesh Settlements To Be Discussed During Court-Ordered Mediations Between March 4 and May 24, 2024

  February 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered Bard hernia mesh settlement negotiations to begin early next month, with the hopes of reaching a global resolution to the claims by late May.