Hernia Patch Makers Appeal Decision in Composix Kugel Lawsuit
C.R. Bard has filed an appeal of the $1.5 million verdict returned by a Rhode Island jury in a Kugel hernia patch lawsuit, after the trial judge refused to overturn…
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Davol XenMatrix Surgical Graft Recall Issued For High Levels of Endotoxins
Federal regulators say that contamination levels in some XenMatrix Surgical Grafts could lead to serious and potentially fatal injuries if used on a patient.
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XenMatrix Recall: Surgical Grafts May Not Meet FDA Safe Toxicity Levels
Davol, a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, has announced that it is issuing a recall for XenMatrix, a hernia and abdominal surgical graft, due to a failure to meet the FDA’s…
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MDL Trials For Kugel Hernia Patch Lawsuits Set for May and July 2011
The next two trial dates in the federal Kugel hernia patch litigation are scheduled to begin in May and July 2011, marking the third and fourth “bellwether” lawsuits to reach…
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Kugel Hernia Patch Lawsuit Results in $1.5M Verdict
A Rhode Island jury has awarded a North Carolina couple $1.5 million in a Kugel hernia patch lawsuit, but the couple is objecting to the federal judge’s decision not to…
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More Kugel Bellwether Trial Dates Scheduled in MDL
A federal judge has scheduled the third and fourth “bellwether” trials in the Kugel hernia patch litigation for November 2010 and January 2011, respectively.
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Broken Kugel Hernia Patch Lawsuit Set for Trial to Begin July 28
The second “bellwether” trial in the Kugel hernia patch litigation is scheduled to begin later this summer, involving a case where the plaintiff suffered severe internal injuries from a broken…
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First Composix Kugel Patch Trial Ends in Defense Verdict for Davol and Bard
A Rhode Island jury has returned a defense verdict in the first trial out of about 3,000 product liability lawsuits filed over the Composix Kugel hernia patch.
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Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Lawsuit Set for Trial to Begin Today
The first trial out of about 3,000 Kugel mesh lawsuits is set to begin today in federal court, involving allegations that a defective hernia patch caused a Missouri man to…
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Counterfeit Polypropylene Mesh Marketed as Bard Surgical Mesh: FDA
The FDA is warning that health care professionals may have been sold a counterfeit surgical mesh under the C.R. Bard brand name, which could put patients in danger.