Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Results in $4.8M Jury Award in Rhode Island, Which Will Likely Impact On-Going Settlement Negotiations in Thousands of Claims
Jury awarded $4.8 million in damages to one man who experienced problems from Bard Ventralex mesh
Jury awarded $4.8 million in damages to one man who experienced problems from Bard Ventralex mesh
An agreement to globally settle Bard hernia mesh lawsuits may help avoid the need for several thousand cases to be remanded back to U.S. District Courts nationwide for future trials.
A federal judge has upheld a Bard hernia mesh lawsuit verdict issued in April despite motions from both defendants and plaintiffs calling for summary judgment or a new trial.
Defendants sought to make plaintiffs present additional evidence and expert testimony in Bard hernia mesh lawsuits to prove they were injured and had been implanted with Bard mesh products before filing their claim.
Defendants claim a docket control order would prevent low quality Bard hernia mesh claims from being added to the mounting federal litigation
Plaintiffs say the jury was wrongly instructed regarding the calculation of damages caused by Bard hernia mesh products
This is the second Bard hernia mesh case to go before a jury, and the first victory for plaintiffs, as thousands of other claimants await trial.
Case was selected as second in a series of early "bellwether" hernia mesh lawsuits to go before a jury against Bard, as thousands of plaintiffs await trial
The Bard hernia mesh MDL trial was originally scheduled to begin on January 10.
Judge rules evidence presented by defendants did not prejudice the jury in the first Bard hernia mesh bellwether trial.