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• Ethicon Mesh Lawsuits Results in $41M Following Pelvic Organ Prolapse Complications

  February 4, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $41 million to a woman who suffered multiple vaginal mesh failures after being implanted with products from Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

• Ethicon Prolift Pelvic Mesh Case Results in $15M Verdict

  December 18, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An Ethicon vaginal mesh lawsuit in New Jersey ended in a $15 million verdict for the plaintiff, which also included $10 million in punitive damages.

• Conference Scheduled in All Vaginal Mesh MDLs, as Ethicon Trial Postponed

  December 4, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  A vaginal mesh lawsuit set for trial to begin this week has been postponed, as a joint MDL meeting was scheduled for January.

• Johnson & Johnson to Face Ethicon Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit at Trial Starting This Week

  December 2, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  Trial is set to begin this week in the third Ethicon mesh bellwether trial against Johnson & Johnson, after Judge Goodwin denied attempts to dismiss the case.

• Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Data Not Properly Preserved for Lawsuits: Plaintiffs

  December 9, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiffs seek sanctions in Ethicon mesh lawsuits over failure to preserve documents while litigation was pending.

• Vaginal Mesh Bellwether Trials Continuing Over Next Year in MDLs

  October 28, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  Vaginal mesh bellwether trials are scheduled well into next year and could determine the outcome of ongoing settlement negotiations.

• Ethicon Gynecare TVT Mesh Lawsuit Set For Trial to Begin Feb. 2014

  October 8, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  The first bellwether Ethicon vaginal mesh trials will go before a jury in February involving Gynecare TVT mesh.

• 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.

• 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.