Approximately 3397 cases have been consolidated into the Ethicon multi-district litigation (MDL) being heard in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The Ethicon MDL is…
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A report published in May 2014 by the Minneapolis newspaper, Star Tribune, highlighted the risks of using transvaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI).…
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In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have been collaborating on a safety review of transvaginal mesh. Their collaborative effort…
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Though medical devices are developed to improve lives, such is not always the case when discussing transvaginal mesh products. Used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse…
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One woman's transvaginal mesh story has become the subject of an article published in The Gazette, a newspaper based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Frances Shulte, who was interviewed by the…
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The first trial of 1,800 regarding Johnson & Johnson's defective Gynecare Prolift vaginal mesh was heard in a New Jersey state court in Atlantic City last week. The trial, known…
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In the Ethicon transvaginal mesh multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia deposition scheduling process is the topic of one of the…
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The Corporate Action Network published a report in August 2014 examining transvaginal mesh products, a mesh manufacturer, and the women affected by defective medical products. The report provides a brief…
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Published May 23, 2012 on InjuryBoard On February 7, 2012, all federal lawsuits concerning transvaginal mesh products were consolidated into one court in the Southern District of West Virginia before…
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Published June 21, 2012 on LawsuitInformation.org Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson sent letters to the judges in federal and state court overseeing vaginal mesh lawsuits to notify them…
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