New Vaginal Mesh Implant Lawsuit Joins MDL
By Andrea Gressman
A new vaginal mesh implant lawsuit was filed on September 10th, 2012 by Patricia Latham. It is the plaintiff’s claim in the vaginal mesh implant lawsuit that the device caused her to suffer serious injuries as a result of severe side effects.
Vaginal mesh implants, also sometimes referred to as transvaginal surgical mesh, are often used as a treatment option for Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
Vaginal Mesh Implant Lawsuit Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)
Latham’s vaginal mesh implant lawsuit was moved to the vaginal mesh lawsuit MDL currently located in West Virginia Southern District Court, and is referred to as case no. 2:2012cv05286. The vaginal mesh implant lawsuit MDL is being overseen by the Honorable Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.
Because there are so many transvaginal mesh implant lawsuits currently being filed, there have been a number of MDL’s created in order to expedite the litigation process.
As mentioned above, the vaginal mesh lawsuit filed by Ms. Latham was moved to the West Virginal Southern District Court. This vaginal mesh implant lawsuit MDL has consolidated many of the vaginal mesh implant lawsuits filed against vaginal mesh implant manufacturer, C.R. Bard, Inc. This is referred to as MDL No. 2187. Because so many of these vaginal mesh lawsuits have been combined into one courtroom and all of the vaginal mesh implant lawsuit claims are consistent, it is estimated that the litigation process will be resolved in a more efficient manner.
Other vaginal mesh implant manufacturers also have vaginal mesh implant lawsuit MDL’s in place as well. These include American Medical Systems Inc. (MDL No. 2325), Boston Scientific Corp. (MDL No. 2326), and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon, Inc. (MDL No. 2327).
FDA Shows More than 1000 Vaginal Mesh Implant Side Effect Reports for 9 Different Manufacturers
In March 2012, the FDA issued a report showing that over the past three years there have been more than 1,000 reports regarding 9 different vaginal mesh implant manufacturers due to complications caused by the implants to treat Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The most frequent side effects caused by the vaginal mesh implant devices included:
* infection
* pain
* recurrence of prolapse and/or incontinence.
* urinary problems
* vaginal epithelium
Current Vaginal Mesh Implant Lawsuits
In a Bloomberg report released on July 26th, 2012, it revealed that Christine Scott was awarded $5.5 million by a California Jury due to the injuries she suffered from a Bard’s Avaulta Plus vaginal implant. This is just one of many vaginal mesh lawsuit settlements that have resulted in a substantial award or settlement for plaintiffs injured by these products.
If you have experienced a side effect due to a vaginal mesh implant, 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 to receive your free consultation from a vaginal mesh implant lawsuit attorneys.
Updated November 22nd, 2012
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