Judge Cracks Down in Vaginal Mesh Implant Lawsuit MDL
By Andrea Gressman
It has been recently reported that the number of vaginal mesh implant lawsuits now exceeds 8,000. As a result, the judge presiding over the vaginal mesh lawsuit MDL has now started to crack down on the manufacturers of these allegedly defective implants.
According to recent reports, this all began in 2011 when the court requested that American Medical Systems (AMS) release all foreign documents that could be potentially helpful in the vaginal mesh implant lawsuit MDL. In the order filed by the court it stated, “The human body’s reaction to implantation of pelvic repair products does not depend on the patient’s nationality, race or native language; adverse reports from France, India, South Africa, Brazil, or Australia are as relevant as those from the United States. Medical research on the efficacy of such products is relevant whether it is written in Greek or English.”
This effort was then continued. Another recent order directed at Boston Scientific requested that they also provide any relevant information regarding their ProteGen, a vaginal mesh sling they manufacture. Boston Scientific had been fighting this order for a number of months. The ProteGen vaginal sling implant was only on the market briefly. This occurred in the 1990’s and only lasted 2 years before a recall was issued due to the side effects it caused.
Serious Vaginal Mesh Implant Side Effects Lead to Thousands of Lawsuits
Thousands of vaginal mesh implant lawsuits have been filed by plaintiffs who claim their bladder sling and transvaginal mesh implant caused them to experience a number of side effects, including the following:
* mesh erosion
* infection
* severe pain
* recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and/or stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
* pain during sexual intercourse
* to Boston Scientific
* bowel, bladder, and blood vessel perforation during insertion
Vaginal Mesh Implant Lawsuit MDL
The Honorable Judge Goodwin is currently presiding over the current vaginal mesh implant lawsuit MDL. He is overseeing vaginal mesh lawsuits for the following companies:
* American Medical Systems
* Boston Scientific
* C.R. Bard Inc.
* Ethicon
* Johnson & Johnson subsidiary
It has been reported that those involved in the vaginal mesh implant lawsuits expect the numbers to rise to at least 10,000 by 2013.
Filing Your Own Vaginal Mesh Implant Lawsuit In Order to Receive Compensation
If you or someone you know has experienced one of the many negative side effects due to a vaginal mesh implant, it is important to know your legal rights. There are currently vaginal mesh implant lawsuit attorneys standing by ready to investigate your side effect claim, including vaginal scarring, urinary problems, pain during sex, mesh erosion into the vagina, organ injuries, multiple occurrences of pelvic organ prolapse perforations within the bladder, bowel and blood vessels, and vaginal or bladder infections it is important to know your legal rights. Visit the Transvaginal Mesh, Vaginal Sling, Vaginal Mesh and Bladder Sling Class Action Lawsuit Investigation page right away in order to receive your free legal review from a vaginal mesh implant lawsuit lawyer.
Updated December 24th, 2012
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