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Tens of thousands of women receive a transvaginal mesh (TVM) device each and every year from numerous suppliers: American Medical Systems, C.R. Bard, Boston Scientific, Coloplast, and Johnson & Johnson / Ethicon. Thousands of women have been injured through no fault of their own, including vaginal erosion, pain, urinary problems, bleeding, infection and more. Our attorneys are representing women in all fifty states and Canada who have been injured. For a free case evaluation, call 1-800-632-1404.
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Trial Awards Two Million Dollars
Federal Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Results in $2 Million Award
A West Virginia court has ordered C.R. Bard to pay $2 million in damages to a woman who suffered from complications caused by Avaulta vaginal mesh implant. The verdict is set to become a watershed moment for over 3,400 vaginal mesh lawsuits filed against Bard and have a bearing on more than 25,000 such transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed against AMC, Boston Scientific, Cook Medical, Coloplast, and Johnson & Johnson. The award also prompted Bard to settle one of the four other Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuits scheduled for trial. In June 2012, a California court ordered $5.5 million compensation to a 53-year-old plaintiff in the first-ever Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuit.
Donna Cisson, a paramedical staff from Georgia, filed a transvaginal mesh lawsuit, accusing Bard of marketing mesh implants that are unsuitable for human use. The plaintiff suffered vaginal injuries, infections, pelvic pain, bleeding, and a number of complications after the mesh implant eroded through her vagina. She underwent several surgeries to remove the mesh intertwined with internal organs. Her lawsuit was the first of thousands of Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuits selected for trial on July 29, 2013, at the court of District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.
Bard Employee Testifies Against Mesh Manufacturer
The transvaginal mesh lawsuit attracted national attention following testimony by a Bard employee against his own company. Douglas Evans, who leads a team of engineers at one of the Bard’s manufacturing facilities, told the court that the company was aware of complications linked to Avaulta mesh implant since 2002. It came to the notice of company executives 10 years ago that the plastic used for making mesh implants was not fit to make medical devices for humans. However, Bard continued manufacturing the transvaginal mesh implants without making the potential risk of complications public.
The jury held Bard liable for the injuries Cisson had suffered due to Avaulta mesh implants and agreed with the plaintiff’s contention that the manufacture failed in its duty to warn about mesh implant side effects. The plaintiff was granted $250,000 in compensatory damages that covers her financial losses, suffering, and pain. Bard is also required to pay $1.75 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff.
Other Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Judge Joseph Goodwin, who delivered the Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuit verdict, presides over six mesh implant multidistrict litigations centralized at his court. He has been tasked with pre-trial consolidation of 8,967 AMC transvaginal mesh lawsuits, 7,751 litigations filed against Johnson & Johnson for Ethicon Gynecare mesh implant side effects, 5,232 mesh implant lawsuits against Boston Scientific, and 3,407 Avaulta transvaginal mesh lawsuits. The judge also mandated by the MDL panel for 118 mesh lawsuits pending against Cook Medical and 435 Coloplast bladder sing litigations. The latest mesh lawsuit award set the tone for settlement with Wanda Queen, the plaintiff for the second Bard Avaulta lawsuit to go on trial, for a unspecified amount.
The first Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuit led to $5.5 million award by a California state jury in July 2012. The Kern County Superior Court ordered for compensation in favor of 53 year old Christine Scott. Her case was also the first vaginal mesh lawsuit to go on trial in the United States. Christine was implanted with a Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh to negate stress urinary incontinence caused by a leaky bladder. However, the defective mesh device sliced through her colon and forced her to undergo eight surgeries.
The biggest of all vaginal mesh lawsuit awards was delivered by a New Jersey state court in March 2013. Linda Gross of South Dakota was handed over $11.1 million in damages, which included a whopping $7.76 million in punitive damages. Linda underwent 18 surgeries following injuries caused by Gynecare Prolift mesh she had. The compensation is also one of the highest damages Johnson & Johnson is ever directed to pay to an individual plaintiff.
Helping You
You may have experienced mesh erosion, bleeding, urinary infections, vaginal scarring, pain during sexual intercourse, failure to conduct sexual intercourse and more. A physician may have tried to remove the mesh and been unable to do so. You may be in excruciating pain, and need help. We are offering free case evaluations to the general public across the United States and Canada. Manufacturers we consider include American Medical Systems, Bard, Boston Scientific, Ethicon,Gynecare, Coloplast, and Johnson & Johnson.
If you received a transvaginal mesh / sling and have been injured, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Problems include pain, inability to have intercourse,bleeding, mesh growth into the body, mesh erosion, and more. Problems could be irreversible. Please fill out the form to the right or call us so that we can provide you with forms to evaluate your potential case immediately.
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