Coloplast Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit Consolidation Sought in W.V. MDL
A motion has been filed to create a sixth transvaginal mesh MDL, involving lawsuits over Coloplast pelvic mesh, and a panel of federal judges will meet later this month to…
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Transvaginal Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Shouldn’t Be Used, Group Warns
The consumer watchdog group, Public Citizen, has placed transvaginal mesh products on its “Do Not Use” list, urging women to seek alternative treatments for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress…
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Vaginal Mesh Surgery Complication Risk High, Despite Effectiveness: Study
The use of vaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse is effective, but does carry a high risk of serious complications, such as bladder perforation and pelvic hemorrhage, according to…
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Use of Vaginal Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Causes Concern for Doctors
Physicians are growing more and more concerned over the potential risk of problems with vaginal mesh used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP), leading some to consider the use experimental…
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Mentor ObTape Settlement Reached During First Trial in MDL
The first of hundreds of Mentor ObTape lawsuits to go to trial in federal court ended abruptly on Monday, when the parties announced they had reached a settlement that includes…
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First Mentor ObTape Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Go to Trial This Week
The first of hundreds of lawsuits over Mentor ObTape, a vaginal sling that has been associated with complications for women who received the mesh implant to treat female stress urinary…
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Mentor ObTape Trial Set to Begin June 1 in Federal MDL
A federal judge has rejected a motion to have the several Mentor ObTape vaginal sling lawsuits dismissed, clearing the way for a consolidated trial of three “bellwether” cases to begin…
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Ethicon Gynecare Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit Centralization Sought in New Jersey
A request has been filed to centralize more than 60 Ethicon Gynecare pelvic mesh lawsuits that are currently pending in New Jersey state court, indicating that many more cases are…
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Mentor ObTape Lawsuit MDL Trial Postponed Until June 2010
The first trial date in the federal Mentor ObTape litigation has been postponed until June 2010, as the Court mulls a request by plaintiffs to have several cases tried at…
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Trials in ObTape Lawsuit MDL Could Begin in February 2010
The first trials in the federal ObTape lawsuit MDL are scheduled to begin early next year for women who have experienced problems allegedly caused by defectively designed Mentor vaginal slings…
