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• Mediation To Discuss Settling Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Set for March 31 Through April 4

  March 14, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits indicate they are ready to meet with a mediator in a couple weeks to begin potential settlement negotiations.

• Covidien Hernia Mesh Settlement Talks To Get Underway After Parties Select Mediator Next Week

  February 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal magistrate judge has accepted new deadlines for expert discovery in Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits, which will also result in the selection of a mediator by February 24, to shepherd the parties through settlement negotiations.

• Discovery Deadlines in Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Extended by MDL Judge

  December 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers involved in Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits have been given a two month extension on most deadlines in preparing the first cases for early bellwether trials.

• 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.

• Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Being Prepared For Bellwether Trials in MDL

  October 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has announced that lawyers have reached an agreement on the sharing and examination of failed implants at the center of hundreds of Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits.

• 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.