Tag: vaginal mesh

Boston Scientific Pays $190 Million Vaginal Mesh Settlement to 47 States

Boston Scientific Pays $190 Million Vaginal Mesh Settlement to 47 States

Boston Scientific will pay a $190 million settlement to 47 states and D.C. for failing to warn people about the risks of transvaginal mesh.

/ March 24, 2021
TVT-O Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Filed in Pennsylvania

TVT-O Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit Filed in Dallas, Texas

A lawsuit has been filed by a Texas woman who was injured when a doctor left behind pieces of a vaginal mesh implant in her body.

/ August 8, 2019
TVT-O Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Filed in Pennsylvania

TVT-O Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Filed in Pennsylvania

A lawsuit has been re-filed in Pennsylvania by a woman who was injured by an allegedly defective transvaginal mesh sling manufactured by Ethicon Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

/ June 13, 2019

Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit Ends in $41 Million Jury Verdict in Pennsylvania

A woman from Pennsylvania who was injured by vaginal mesh has won a $41 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson's medical device subsidiary Ethicon.

/ February 1, 2019
Australia Bans Vaginal Mesh for Safety Risks

Australia Bans Vaginal Mesh for Safety Risks

Australian safety regulators have banned the use of transvaginal mesh implants because the risks likely outweighs any benefits.

/ December 7, 2017
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$57 Million Awarded in Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit

A jury in Philadelphia awarded $57.1 million to a woman who was injured by vaginal mesh implants made by Johnson & Johnson.

/ September 8, 2017
Endo Pays $775M Settlement in 22,000 Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits

Endo Pays $775M Settlement in 22,000 Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits

Endo International agreed to pay a $775 million settlement to resolve "virtually all known" vaginal mesh lawsuits in the United States.

/ August 22, 2017
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$20 Million Awarded in TVT-Secur Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit

A woman from New Jersey who was left in chronic pain when her transvaginal mesh implant eroded into her body was awarded $20 million by a jury in Philadelphia. Three more trials are set for the next 2 months in...

/ May 1, 2017
JNJ Trial Losses of 2016

100,000 Reasons Why Johnson & Johnson Wants to Forget 2016

Johnson & Johnson was hit with 6 out of 7 of the biggest injury verdicts of 2016. The company is accused of putting profits above public safety in 100,000 lawsuits over baby powder, vaginal mesh, hip implants, Risperdal, Xarelto, and...

/ April 3, 2017

States File Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Against Johnson & Johnson

California and Washington accuse J&J of violating consumer protection laws by using false advertising to sell vaginal mesh.

/ May 25, 2016