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• “Non-Functional” Surgical Staples Led To Sepsis, Numerous Complications After Surgery, Lawsuit Claims

  October 29, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit claims a man suffered numerous complications, including sepsis, following the failure of surgical staples used in his abdomen.

• Endo GIA Surgical Stapling Lawsuit Filed Over Known Defects, Problems

  March 17, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit claims the Endo GIA surgical stapler failed during surgery due to a defective design whose problems had been hidden from the FDA by the manufacturers.

• Covidien ProGrip Mesh Lawsuit Filed Over Injuries Following Hernia Repair

  November 24, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  An Alabama woman has filed a Covidien ProGrip lawsuit, alleging the hernia mesh is defective and caused her to suffer pain and permanent injury, and will likely result in additional surgeries.

• JPML Rejects Centralization of Covidien Mesh Lawsuits

  August 10, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of federal judges has denied a petition to consolidate all Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits for pretrial proceedings.

• Consolidation of Covidien Hernia Mesh Cases Unnecessary, Some Plaintiffs Argue

  July 6, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML will hear oral arguments later this month on whether all Covidien hernia mesh cases should be consolidated before one judge for pretrial proceedings; a move opposed by some plaintiffs.

• Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Should Be Centralized in 5th MDL, Manufacturers Argue

  June 8, 2020

  Austin Kirk

  Manufacturers call for Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits to be consolidated for pretrial proceedings.

• Covidien Parietex Lawsuit Filed Over Failure To Warn About Hernia Mesh Risks

  March 5, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Covidien Parietex hernia mesh lawsuit claims that the patch failed inside of a California man, adhering to his bowels and migrating, moving them with it, and causing severe pain and the need for revision surgery.

• Endo GIA Surgical Stapler Malfunction Resulted in Bowel Leak, Series of Subsequent Procedures: Lawsuit

  February 4, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A surgical stapler lawsuit claims the Endo Gia was defectively designed and that manufacturers hid adverse event reports from the medical community and patients for years.

• Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Filed Over Failure of Parietex Composite Product

  December 13, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A Covidien Parietex Composite Mesh lawsuit filed by a California woman claims the implant led to severe and ongoing hernia mesh complications.

• Lawsuit Alleges Surgical Stapler Malfunctioned, Resulting in Bowel Leak and Second Surgery

  September 24, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A surgical stapler lawsuit claims a defective device caused a woman to suffer a bowel leak and have to undergo multiple additional surgeries.