Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Move Forward Against American Medical Systems, as Federal Court Issues New Pretrial Order, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports
New York, New York (PRWEB) April 24, 2014 -- The federal litigation established in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia for transvaginal mesh lawsuits (http://www.transvaginalmeshlawsuithelp.com/)
filed against American Medical Systems, Inc. continues to move forward, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to a Pretrial Order dated April 23, 2014, the Court has adopted new protocols for the collection, preservation, and division of pathology materials. The Order applies to all excised or explanted material purported to contain mesh or any of the plaintiffs’ pelvic floor tissue, including, but not limited to slides, special stains, blocks and gross materials. (In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. - MDL No. 2325)
“Our Firm is representing many women in this proceeding who allegedly suffered serious vaginal mesh complications due to pelvic mesh devices manufactured by American Medical Systems. We are pleased to see these cases progressing,” says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm continues to evaluate vaginal mesh lawsuits on behalf of women who suffered mesh erosion, chronic pain, and organ damage, allegedly due to devices marketed by American Medical Systems, as well as Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard, Inc. and Ethicon, Inc.
Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits
According to court documents, American Medical Systems is named in nearly 17,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits that are pending in the Southern District of West Virginia. All of the lawsuits similarly allege that surgical mesh devices marketed by the company to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence were defectively designed and manufactured, and caused thousands of women to suffer permanent and painful vaginal mesh complications. Jeffrey S. Grand, a partner with Bernstein Liebhard LLP, is serving on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for this proceeding.
Mr. Grand is also serving on Plaintiffs’ Steering Committees for several other vaginal mesh litigations underway in the Southern District of West Virginia, including Boston Scientific Corp. (MDL No. 2326); C.R. Bard, Inc. ( MDL No. 2187); and Ethicon, Inc. (MDL No. 2327).
Mr. Grand has also been appointed Co-Liaison Counsel in two multicounty litigations underway in New Jersey Superior Court for transvaginal mesh lawsuits involving products marketed by C.R. Bard and Ethicon. He was also a member of the Plaintiff’s trial team on the first Ethicon trial in that proceeding, which ended in March 2013 with a jury awarding $11 million in compensatory and punitive damages to a woman who was harmed by the Ethicon Gynecare Prolift device. (In re: Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-10; In re: Pelvic Mesh Litigation/Bard, No. L-6339-10)
Women who have suffered serious vaginal mesh complications following implantation of transvaginal mesh may be entitled to compensation from the manufacturer of the device. Find out more about filing a vaginal mesh lawsuit by visiting Bernstein Liebhard LLP’s website, or the Firm’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/meshlawsuit. To obtain a free, confidential and no-obligation case review, please call 800-511-5092.
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