Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Proceed Against Ethicon Inc., as Federal Court Issues New Order in Preparation for Bellwether Trial, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports
New York, New York (PRWEB) October 07, 2013 -- More than 10,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits (http://www.transvaginalmeshlawsuithelp.com/) filed by women who suffered serious vaginal mesh complications, allegedly due to Ethicon Inc.’s Gynecare pelvic mesh products, continue to move forward in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to court documents, a Second Amended Docket Control Order was issued on October 4, 2013 that establishes deadlines for certain matters pertaining to the Ethicon mesh litigation’s first bellwether trial. According to the Order, that trial is scheduled to begin on February 10, 2014. (In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation - MDL No. 2327)
“Our Firm is representing numerous women who have suffered serious vaginal mesh complications, allegedly due to Ethicon’s Gynecare products. We are very much looking forward to the start of this trial,” says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. Firm partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is serving on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the federal Ethicon litigation. Bernstein Liebhard LLP’s transvaginal mesh lawyers continue to evaluate legal claims on behalf of women allegedly injured by pelvic mesh products marketed by Ethicon, Inc. and other manufacturers.
Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Court documents indicate that 10,300 transvaginal mesh lawsuits involving Ethicon Gynecare products have been filed in the Southern District of West Virginia. All of the claims pending in the proceeding allege that Gynecare pelvic mesh products were defectively designed and manufactured, and further allege that Ethicon failed to provide doctors and patients with adequate warnings regarding their risks.
Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon unit are also facing more than 4,400 claims involving vaginal mesh complications that are currently pending in a multicounty litigation underway in New Jersey’s Atlantic County Superior Court. Bernstein Liebhard LLP partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is serving as Co-Liaison Counsel in the New Jersey Ethicon litigation and was a member of the trial team for its first Ethicon trial, which concluded in March with an $11 million verdict for the plaintiff (In re: Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-10)
Mr. Grand is also serving on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committees for several other federal transvaginal mesh litigations underway in West Virginia, including: In re: Boston Scientific Corp., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (“MDL No. 2326); In Re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (“MDL No. 2325”); and In re: C.R. Bard, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (“MDL No. 2187”). Court documents indicate that more than 30,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits involving six medical device manufacturers are currently pending in separate proceedings in the Southern District of West Virginia.
Alleged victims of serious vaginal mesh complications that occurred in the wake of surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence may be entitled to compensation for their medical bills, pain and suffering, and other injuries. Click Here to find out how to contact a transvaginal mesh lawyer at Bernstein Liebhard LLP today. To arrange for a free legal consultation, please call 800-511-5092.
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