A federal appeals court last week upheld a plaintiff’s $27 million win over Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) in a product liability lawsuit brought over its Pinnacle pelvic mesh. A Florida jury in November 2014 found for Amal Eghnayem and three other plaintiffs who alleged that the Pinnacle mesh caused injuries including pain, bleeding and infection. Pelvic mesh implants […]
Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits
Supreme Court won’t review $3m pelvic mesh loss for J&J’s Ethicon
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to review a $3 million loss for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon in a product liability lawsuit brought over its TVT-O pelvic mesh. A jury in the U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia originally awarded Jo Huskey and her husband damages of $3.3 million, finding in September 2014 that the TVT-O transvaginal sling […]
AdvaMed backs Johnson & Johnson in Supreme Court appeal of $3m pelvic mesh loss
The medical device industry’s largest national lobbying group, AdvaMed, is backing Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon in its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over a $3.3 million loss in a product liability lawsuit brought over its TVT-O pelvic mesh. A jury in the U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia awarded Jo Huskey and her husband damages […]
Bard, Covidien settle more than 130 pelvic mesh cases
C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) and several subsidiaries of Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) unit Covidien settled more than 130 product liability lawsuits brought over pelvic mesh products. The lawsuits were part of multi-district litigation being overseen in the U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia. last week and yesterday Judge Joseph Goodwin dismissed 134 of the cases with prejudice “because all […]
J&J’s Ethicon wins Philly pelvic mesh trial
A Pennsylvania state court jury reportedly cleared Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon in the 4th pelvic mesh bellwether to go to trial in Philadelphia, despite finding that the company’s TVT-Secur product was defectively designed and that Ethicon failed to warn of its risks. Kimberly Adkins sued in 2013, alleging that the TVT-Secur mesh she was implanted […]
J&J’s Ethicon asks Supreme Court to review $3m pelvic mesh loss
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $3.3 million loss in a product liability lawsuit brought over its TVT-O pelvic mesh. A jury in the U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia awarded Jo Huskey and her husband damages of $3.3 million, finding in September 2014 that the TVT-O transvaginal sling caused […]
Appeals court upholds Boston Scientific win in pelvic mesh case
A federal appeals court yesterday upheld a win for Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) in a product liability lawsuit brought over its Uphold pelvic mesh. Plaintiff Martha Carlson alleged that her injuries were caused by the Uphold product after its implantation in 2010 in a Charlotte hospital. But the U.S. District Court for Western North Carolina found in October 2016 that […]
Johnson & Johnson loses $20m verdict in 3rd pelvic mesh bellwether
A Pennsylvania state court jury dealt a $20 million blow to Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon last week in the 3rd pelvic mesh bellwether to go to trial in Philadelphia. The verdict, including a $17.5 million punitive damages award, was handed up April 28 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiff Peggy Engleman alleged that the […]
Appeals court upholds $3m verdict against J&J’s Ethicon in pelvic mesh case
A federal appeals court yesterday upheld a $3.3 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon in a product liability lawsuit brought over its TVT-O pelvic mesh. A jury in the U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia awarded Jo Huskey and her husband damages of $3.3 million, finding in September 2014 that the TVT-O transvaginal sling caused her […]
Court quashes American Medical Systems subpoenas in pelvic mesh case, to mull sanctions
The federal court overseeing the multidistrict litigation over pelvic mesh products made by American Medical Systems, the erstwhile women’s health business once owned by Endo International (NSDQ:ENDP), is mulling sanctions on the company after quashing a 2nd round of subpoenas sent to an outside witness. Endo, which acquired AMS in 2011 for $2.9 billion, in 2015 dealt the men’s […]
Boston Scientific loses bid to toss $19m pelvic mesh loss
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) yesterday lost its bid to overturn an $18.5 million loss in a product liability lawsuit brought by a quartet of women alleging that its Obtryx pelvic mesh caused their injuries. A jury in West Virginia federal court in November 2014 found Boston Scientific liable to 4 women following a 10-day trial; the trial judge later […]
