New York, NY (PRWEB) June 21, 2013
Vaginal mesh lawsuit filings involving Ethicon Inc.s Gynecare pelvic mesh items continue to mount in a consolidated litigation underway in New Jerseys Atlantic County Superior Court, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to the most recent Case List issued by the Court, 3,017 claims have been filed in the New Jersey Ethicon litigation on behalf of alleged victims of vaginal mesh complications. Firm partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is serving as Co-Liaison Counsel for this litigation. (In re: Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-ten).

It is not at all surprising that the vaginal mesh lawsuits filed in the New Jersey Ethicon litigation have reached this milestone. Practically two years following the FDA issued its final public overall health notification with regards to the risks linked with transvaginal mesh, we continue to hear from alleged victims of vaginal mesh complications on a standard basis, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and healthcare devices. The Firm continues to evaluate transvaginal mesh lawsuits on behalf of women allegedly injured by pelvic mesh products marketed by Ethicon, Inc. and other companies.

Vaginal Mesh Complications
Concerns over complications related with transvaginal mesh devices have been mounting considering that October 2008, when the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public that it had received much more than 1,000 adverse occasion reports involving individuals who had received the implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse and anxiety urinary incontinence. In July 2011, the FDA issued a second alert after such reports improved by five-fold, with the regulator now warning that the frequency of complications related with transvaginal prolapse repair was not rare. According to the agency, the most frequently reported vaginal mesh complications contain mesh erosion via the vaginal epithelium, pain, urinary difficulties and infection.*

In March, the Plaintiff in the initial Ethicon mesh lawsuit to head to trial in the U.S. was awarded more than $ 11 million, like $ 7.76 million in punitive damages, after a jury in New Jersey Superior Court discovered that patients were not properly warned about the risks associated with the Gynecare Prolift device. Jeffrey S. Grand also served on the Plaintiffs trial group for this case. (Gross v. Gynecare Inc., Atl-L-6966-ten, Superior Court of Atlantic County, New Jersey)

Mr. Grand is also serving as Co-Liaison Counsel for a consolidated litigation underway in Atlantic County Superior Court for lawsuits involving pelvic mesh manufactured by C.R. Bard Inc. (In re: Pelvic Mesh Litigation/Bard, No. L-6339-ten), and is a member of the Plaintiffs Steering Committees in four federal transvaginal mesh multi-district litigations underway in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. These proceedings incorporate: In re: Boston Scientific Corp., Pelvic Repair Systems Goods Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2326) In re: C.R. Bard, Inc., In Re: American Healthcare Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2325) In re: C.R. Bard, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Items Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2187) and In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2327). The 1st trial in that litigation, involving a C.R. Bard vaginal mesh lawsuit, is scheduled to begin on July 8, 2013.

Alleged victims of vaginal mesh injuries might be eligible to seek compensation for health-related costs, discomfort and suffering and other damages. Learn a lot more about how to file a vaginal mesh lawsuit by going to Bernstein Liebhard’s internet site, or by contacting one particular of the Firms attorneys straight at 800-511-5092.

*fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/UroGynSurgicalMesh/default.htm

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