TRANSVAGINAL MESH AND BLADDER SLING CASES
Legal-Bay is a leader in Product Liability funding for various Transvaginal Mesh (also referred to as TVM) and Bladder Sling Cases and their manufacturers. These two types of mesh products can cause several medical complications; hence, victims are filing serious lawsuits. The following is basic information on each of these litigations and the manufacturers that are subject to paying large liability claims.
Obviously, there are numerous types of TVM cases and manufacturers. Although your specific case/manufacturer may not be on our list, we may still be able to fund you. Legal-Bay can provide you a free case evaluation if you fill out the application to your left.
VAGINAL MESH, TRANSVAGINAL MESH, BLADDER SLING, AND PELVIC MESH CASES
Approximately 100K women a year have some sort of pelvic or vaginal mesh surgery.
Many women have had complications after pelvic surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) or Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Because of the complications, thousands of women have needed additional “corrective” or “revision” surgeries to remedy these problems. Unfortunately, as a result of these remedies, some vaginal mesh victims suffered additional complications which have caused serious injuries. Specifically, these injuries include: bladder, bowel and blood vessel punctures and erosions, scarring and narrowing of the vaginal wall, and pain during intercourse.
In 2008, the FDA issued a report with concerns of the Mesh Products
Consequently, in 2011 the FDA upgraded their concerns to a “serious warning” to each various vaginal or pelvic mesh Manufacturer. The FDA reports have led to over 80k lawsuits being filed – with many more sure to come. In 2015, the FDA reclassified transvaginal mesh products from a Class II to a Class III, reporting that these products are high risk. The FDA noted that “Any manufacturer looking to introduce new surgical mesh for transvaginal POP repair will first need to submit a PMA application for approval.”
Some of the manufacturers of Transvaginal Mesh and Bladder Sling products are: Boston Scientific, Advantage; Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Gynecare; American Medical Systems (AMS); C.R. Bard and Co., Avaulta; Tyco; Mentor; Caldera; and Coloplast.
If you are a victim of a Transvaginal, Hernia, or Bladder Sling Mesh Product and have retained a lawyer, then you are immediately eligible for a lawsuit funding cash advance. Hence, you can apply for up to $30K by filling out the brief application on the upper left hand side of this page. Once you submit your application, an agent will call you promptly to discuss your case. You many also call our 24-hour toll-free hotline to speak directly with a funding specialist at: 866.792.0234.
TRANSVAGINAL MESH/BLADDER SLING SETTLEMENT AND VERDICTS
The following are some recent jury verdicts and settlements in favor of female plaintiffs:
- July, 2013 – Bakersfield, California CA- Jury awards husband and wife $5.5MM award against C.R. Bard, July 2013, however, C.R. Bard’s share of the damages was reduced after the doctor who implanted the mesh was found to be at fault (40%) and C.R. Bard paid $3.6MM in November of 2015.
- August, 2013 – Atlantic City, New Jersey NJ – Jury finally awards woman plaintiff $3MM award against J&J and Gynecare.
- October, 2013 – Charleston, West Virginia WV – Jury finally awards woman plaintiff $2.5MM award against C.R. Bard.
- Bloomberg News reports possible “Global Settlement” finally in works between three major mesh manufacturers of close to 50K claims, excluding Johnson & Johnson Inc.
- Charleston, WV – Settlement finally reached in approximately 20K cases against Endo Health Solutions and American Medical Systems, AMS, for approximately $830MM.
- Kern County, California – $5.7 million verdict was reached against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary for a woman plaintiff over their Gynecare TVT Abbrevo vaginal mesh device.
- March, 2015 – Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary reached a settlement in a bellwether trial over their transvaginal mesh devices just one day after the $5.7MM verdict against them, however, the settlement details have not been disclosed.
- AMS $1.3 Billion Settlement – Endo International Plc, owner of American Medical Systems (AMS), agreed to pay nearly $1.3 billion forthwith to resolve product liability transvaginal mesh lawsuits over their implants.
- $73 Million awarded to a woman plaintiff in a case against Boston Scientific Corporation.
- Miami, Florida – Jurors finally awarded $26.7 million in a verdict against Boston Scientific for failing to provide sufficient warnings about the risks of its Pinnacle mesh implant device.
- West Virginia – Jurors awarded $18.5 million to four women plaintiffs over Boston Scientific’s Obtryx mesh.
- February, 2015 – Georgia – Johnson and Johnson Settled over 100 lawsuits regarding their Mentor unit manufactured transvaginal mesh tape and sling devices, however, the details of the settlement have not been disclosed.
- May, 2015 – Boston Scientific Corporation agrees at length to pay about $119 million to settle approximately 2,970 cases over its transvaginal mesh products.
- May, 2015 – $100MM Verdict against Boston Scientific in Mesh Trial for Delaware woman, however, the verdict was reduced to $10MM in October of 2015 by a judge in Delaware.
- August, 2015 – C.R. Bard Inc. Settled at least 3K cases for more than $200MM at least 3,000 cases against them, resulting in awards of approximately $67,000 per case.
- January, 2016 – $12.5MM Verdict against Ethicon for a woman plaintiff in Philadelphia over Ethicon’s Prolift mesh implant.
- January 2016 – Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon finally settles between 2-3K cases for $120MM in their first serious attempt to start resolving some of the approximate 42K cases against them.
- February 2016 – $13.5MM Verdict against J&J’s Ethicon for a woman plaintiff in Philadelphia.
WHAT IF YOU DON’T HAVE A LAWYER YET?
All things considered, it is NOT too late to file a Transvaginal Mesh or Bladder Sling lawsuit claim yet. However, since the serious side effects and settlements made have now been public, the time to file a claim is ticking. At the present time, Legal-Bay strongly advises you to immediately speak to a lawyer to ascertain if you have a claim. Due to our direct relationships with many top mesh law firms, Legal-Bay would be more than happy to refer you to a national mesh law firm. The free consultation will cost you nothing; and if the law firm decides to take your case, then you will only be charged a fee if a financial award is obtained on your behalf.
If you are interested in speaking to a Legal-Bay representative about obtaining a Transvaginal Mesh lawyer, then feel free to fill out the application on the upper left hand side of this page or call Legal-Bay directly at: 866.792.0234.
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