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U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin ordered a 5 percent hold-back on settlements over the objections of three law firms. Judge Grants Potential $550M in Pelvic Mesh Fees, Allocation Fight Looms ...
West Virginia has reached a $3.9 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit over the company's marketing of a surgical mesh used to treat pelvic conditions in women, state Attorney ...
This interactive feature details the fee and cost committee's final written recommendations for dividing up attorney fees and costs for firms involved in the sprawling products liability litigation.
Transvaginal mesh, also known as vaginal mesh implant, is a net-like surgical tool that is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) among female patients. The surgical mesh is placed transvaginally to reconstruct weakened pelvic muscle walls and to support the urethra or bladder.
Transvaginal mesh (TVM) has a greater risk of bladder injury and of needing repeat surgery for stress urinary incontinence or mesh exposure. [17] The use of a TVM in treating vaginal prolapses is associated with severe side effects including organ perforation, infection, and pain. Safety and efficacy of many newer meshes is unknown. [16]
Surgical mesh is a medical implant made of loosely woven mesh, which is used in surgery as either a permanent or temporary structural support for organs and other tissues. Surgical mesh can be made from both inorganic and biological materials and is used in a variety of surgeries, although hernia repair is the most common
Superior Court of California, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has declined to toss a more than $12.8 million judgment against pelvic mesh maker Ethicon. $12.8M Pelvic Mesh Verdict Stands as Pa ...
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has reached a A$300 million ($204.90 million) settlement in two Australian class action suits filed by Shine Lawyers for selling defective pelvic mesh implants to ...