The Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML) granted Levin Papantonio Rafferty’s (LPR) application to consolidate Medtronic Covidien…
Our Hernia Mesh News
Below are some of our news stories explaining the potential dangers of Hernia Mesh devices, and especially the connection to infections, bowel obstruction, scar tissue and chronic pain. To learn more about the types of injuries that have been linked to these products, and the legal claims that have been filed, click Hernia Mesh.
Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorney Tim O’Brien will be serving as Co-Lead Counsel for the Plaintiffs in the second bellwether trial for the Bard…
One of the biggest mass tort suits to play out in New Hampshire courts reached a critical turning point when Atrium Medical Corp. settled litigation over its…
For years, media outlets, medical practitioners, and legal professionals have publicized, studied, treated, and represented women who endured health issues after receiving pelvic/transvaginal mesh…
According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, more than one million hernia repair…
Out of approximately 570,000 U.K. patients who have undergone hernia mesh surgery since 2012, as many as 170,000 may be suffering from complications. This information came out of an…
Last month, the death of a 75-year-old woman in Loanhead, Scotland, was officially attributed to the surgical mesh that had been used to repair her…
Surgical mesh devices used to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse and…
The Honorable Judge Richard Story, who is presiding over multidistrict litigation involving the Ethicon Physiomesh hernia mesh, recently…
On April 10, fifty-five of the nearly 100 plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits against medical device manufacturers C.R. Bard, Davol Inc., and BD Medical Technology filed a petition asking the court…