Surgical Mesh Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Current Creation of New Federal Vaginal Mesh Litigation in Southern District of West Virginia


New York, NY (PRWEB) June 26, 2013

Surgical mesh lawsuit claims are continuing to move forward in a number of federal litigations at present underway in the Southern District of West Virginia, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports.

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According to court documents, a federal multi-district litigation for claims involving transvaginal mesh manufactured by Cook Healthcare, Inc. was authorized on June 11th by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The initial status conference for this proceeding has been scheduled for August 1st at 9:00 a.m.* (In Re: Cook Medical, Inc., Pelvic Repair Technique Goods Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2440)

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Lawsuits alleging injuries brought on by the companys mesh are now pending in the federal proceeding underway in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, where claims involving merchandise from American Medical Systems, C.R. Bard, Boston Scientific and Johnson &amp Johnsons Ethicon unit have currently been filed in separate litigations. On the date the Cook Health-related litigation was approved, court records indicate there had been 13 instances filed against the manufacturer in eight federal jurisdictions in the U.S.

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Given how numerous women we hear from who have sustained mesh erosion, vaginal scarring and other injuries allegedly due to transvaginal mesh merchandise, we are not surprised that far more of these varieties of products are becoming the object of litigation, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm is actively filing transvaginal mesh lawsuits on behalf of women who allegedly suffered pain, vaginal scarring, mesh erosion, infection and other injuries.

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Surgical Mesh Lawsuits

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In addition to lawsuits now pending in the recently developed federal litigation involving Cook Health-related mesh devices, thousands of claims have been filed in the four other transvaginal mesh proceedings established in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. These lawsuits have been filed by women who allegedly seasoned complications stemming from mesh erosion by means of the vaginal tissue, which could manifest in infection, discomfort, vaginal scarring, and other injuries. As a result, plaintiffs in these circumstances allege they now endure a diminished quality of life.

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Bernstein Liebhard LLP partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is serving on the Plaintiffs Steering Committees in the following four federal vaginal mesh litigations: In re: American Health-related Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Merchandise Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2325) In re: Boston Scientific Corp., Pelvic Repair Systems Items Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2326) In re: C.R. Bard, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2187) and In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation ( MDL No. 2327).

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The scrutiny surrounding this class of devices has continued to mount given that 2008, when the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its initial public overall health alert warning the public that it had received far more than 1,000 adverse event reports from women implanted with the surgical material.** In 2011, the agency revised its stance on the frequency of these complications to occur from rare to not uncommon following finding that the number of complaints from vaginal mesh individuals improved 5-fold over a period of 3 years.***

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Girls who could have been injured by transvaginal mesh may be eligible to get compensation for out-of-pocket medical costs, as well as lost wages, pain and suffering and other damages. Find out far more about surgical mesh lawsuits by going to Bernstein Liebhard LLP’s site. To speak with a mesh lawyer straight, call 800-511-5092.

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Da Vinci Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Recent FDA Letter Stating Intuitive Surgical Could Have Violated Federal Regulations Regarding its da Vinci Robot


New York, NY (PRWEB) June 27, 2013

In a current notice from the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) that might impact da Vinci lawsuit claims, the agency states that Intuitive Surgical possibly violated federal law by failing to initial alert regulators when it warned consumers about difficulties with the da Vinci Surgical Program, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports.

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According to the letter issued May 30th by the FDA, Intuitive Surgical received 134 complaints and filed 83 medical device reports stemming from use of the device between January 2010 and December 2011.* Following these reports, Intuitive sent a letter to buyers in October 2011 providing ideas and recommendations for appropriate use of the da Vinci Surgical Technique. According to a CNBC.com report published on June 25th, the FDA said Intuitive Surgical wrote to its customers in response to complaints concerning arcing by way of broken tip covers that caused patient injury.**

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Intuitive Surgicals failure to very first notify the FDA begs the question of whether or not they were attempting to hide one thing from the regulator. We will be watching this improvement carefully. Our Firm continues to hear from individuals who allegedly skilled surgical burns, excessive bleeding and other critical undesirable robot surgery complications stemming from use of the da Vinci Surgical Technique, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and healthcare devices. The Firm is presently supplying totally free and confidential case evaluations to individuals who may have experienced robotic surgery complications after undergoing a procedure aided by the da Vinci Surgical System. Da Vinci Lawsuit Claims

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According to a statement issued April 19th by Intuitive Surgical, 26 da Vinci lawsuits alleging complications due to the surgery robot had been filed in the U.S. Court records indicate that the nations very first trial for a claim alleging robotic surgery complications concluded with a ruling in favor of Intuitive last month, but a May possibly 23rd report from Bloomberg.com stated that the lawyer for the plaintiff in the case was optimistic that future lawsuits more than the da Vinci Surgery Robot would result in favorable outcomes for allegedly injured sufferers.***(Estate of Fred E. Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical, 09-two-03136-5, Superior Court, State of Washington, Kitsap County)

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In a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued by Intuitive on April 19th, the manufacturer reported that it had entered tolling agreements in specific bad robot surgery lawsuits more than its da Vinci Surgical System to allow additional time to evaluate the claims, to discover regardless of whether the claims have merit and whether they can be resolved without having litigation.**** As of March 14th, 2013, a notice entered in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana on March 14th indicated that Intuitive had settled a lawsuit alleging injuries sustained by a woman whose thyroid process was aided by the da Vinci robot. (Silvestrini v. Intuitive Surgical Systems Inc., No. 11-2704 (E.D. La.))

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The da Vinci Surgical Method was authorized in 2000 to aid surgeons performing minimally-invasive laparoscopic, urologic and gynecologic procedures. The device is now also utilized in thousands of hysterectomies, gall bladder and prostate removal surgeries, thyroid cancer procedures and heart surgeries, according to a Bloomberg.com report from February 28th.*****

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Individuals who knowledgeable robotic surgery complications may possibly be entitled to compensation for healthcare bills, lost wages, discomfort and suffering and other damages incurred by their injuries. Understand a lot more about bad robot surgery complications by visiting Bernstein Liebhard LLPs website. To speak with one of the Firms attorneys, please call 800-511-5092.

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da Vinci Surgical Robot News: Rottenstein Law Group LLP Comments on FDA Allegation That Intuitive Surgical Failed to Report Warning to Regulators


(PRWEB) June 28, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has alleged that da Vinci surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical warned customers before the FDA about a potentially hazardous problem with the da Vinci in 2011, breaking an established regulatory protocol. The Rottenstein Law Group LLP, a da Vinci law firm that explains da Vinci lawsuits and side effects at http://www.davincilawsuit.us, notes that this is however another FDA announcement involving the business following a preceding a single in April 2013.

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According to CNBC*, Intuitive notified surgeons about appropriate protocols for tip covers and for the correct generators to be utilized with those instruments. The FDA stated the correction was in response to complaints about problems with electrical currents jumping from the equipment to sufferers throughout surgery, major to injury. Nonetheless, the article said, the firm did not initial warn the FDA.

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The sort of letter the FDA sent Intuitive is not a final determination, but it does imply that the FDA considered Intuitive in violation of regulations, stated Rochelle Rottenstein, principal of the Rottenstein Law Group LLP. The situation addressedthe arcing of electricity from the surgical tools to the patientcould cause the patient internal burns, an alleged side impact that we usually hear about when fielding telephone calls from possible plaintiffs.

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Intuitive Surgical asserts that it is fully committed to superior instruction opportunities for surgeons and surgical teams in the use of its items, but notes that it does not participate in determining when a surgeon is adequately prepared to operate employing the da Vinci Surgical Method. According to a USA Nowadays post, the da Vinci surgical robot was employed in about 400,000 surgeries in 2012.** Recently CNBC aired a documentary about the da Vinci, focusing on the prospective dangers. In May 2013 Intuitive defeated a negligent instruction claim in court (Estate of Fred E. Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical Inc. 09-2-03136-5, Superior Court, Port Orchard, Wash.).

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The Rottenstein Law Group LLP encourages men and women to pay a visit to its site to download a free brochure to aid them determine if they are eligible to file a da Vinci lawsuit.

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Bernstein Liebhard LLP Launches Surgical Mesh Recall Site to Provide Details on Vaginal Mesh Complications, Mounting Litigation


New York, NY (PRWEB) June 29, 2013

Bernstein Liebhard LLP has launched a new surgical mesh recall web site providing information to girls looking for to file lawsuits alleging injuries triggered by transvaginal mesh.

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The Firms new internet site, which was created to provide useful info to females who could be suffering from pain, infection, mesh erosion and other vaginal mesh complications, consists of particulars on side effects, the oftentimes tough approach of removing transvaginal mesh devices, and updates on the expanding nationwide litigation of lawsuits filed in the U.S.

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In addition to its online platform, the attorneys at Bernstein Liebhard LLP are at the moment supplying cost-free and confidential case evaluations to ladies who could be experiencing 1 or far more of the following transvaginal mesh side effects:&#13

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Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit News: Federal Judge Overseeing American Healthcare Systems Surgical Mesh Lawsuits Selects Bellwether Instances, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports


New York, New York (PRWEB) July 02, 2013

Transvaginal mesh lawsuit claims involving items manufactured by American Medical Systems, Inc. continue to move forward in a federal multidistrict litigation underway in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to a Pretrial Order issued by the Court on July 1, 2013, four surgical mesh lawsuits have been chosen for the litigations bellwether trials. The proceedings initial trial is scheduled to start on December 3, 2013, even though a second is slated to start off on Might six, 2014. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin will soon establish which of the 4 bellwether instances will go to trial on those dates, according to the Order. (In Re: American Health-related Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Items Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2325)

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We are incredibly pleased to see these claims moving forward. The bellwether trials will give important clues into how other juries may possibly weigh claims in similar surgical mesh lawsuits involving American Medical Systems, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and health-related devices. The Firms vaginal mesh lawyers are currently representing hundreds of girls who allegedly suffered mesh erosion, discomfort, scarring, infection and other serious injuries, allegedly due to transvaginal mesh merchandise marketed by American Health-related Systems and other manufacturers. Bernstein Liebhard LLP partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is serving on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in the American Healthcare Systems litigation.

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American Health-related Systems Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

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Court documents indicate that a lot more than 7,700 surgical mesh lawsuits have been filed against American Healthcare Systems in the Southern District of West Virginia. All of the lawsuits pending in the litigation allege that American Healthcare Systems failed to provide adequate warnings with regards to the dangers linked with surgical mesh utilized to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. It is additional alleged that plaintiffs suffered a range of serious complications due to the defective nature of these items, including chronic infections, organ harm, and mesh erosion and shrinkage.

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The litigation surrounding transvaginal mesh devices utilized to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence has been expanding given that October 2008, when the U.S. Food &amp Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public that it had received a lot more than 1,000 reports of serious complications linked with vaginal mesh products over a 3 year period.* Less than 3 years later, in July 2011, the FDA warned that complaints related with transvaginal prolapse repair had grown 5-fold because the 2008 alert, and stated that it no longer regarded as these varieties of injuries to be uncommon.**

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American Healthcare Systems is just 1 of many producers involved in litigations for surgical mesh lawsuits established in the Southern District of West Virginia. Bernstein Liebhard LLP partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is also serving on the Plaintiffs Steering Committees for proceedings involving Boston Scientific Corp., (MDL No. 2326) C.R. Bard, Inc., (MDL No. 2187), and In re: Ethicon, Inc. (MDL No. 2327). Court documents show that the very first of the litigations bellwether trials, involving a C.R. Bard product, is scheduled to start on July 8, 2013.

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Mr. Grand has also been named Co-Liaison Counsel in two consolidated litigations established for C.R. Bard and Ethicon transvaginal mesh lawsuits that are at present underway in New Jerseys Atlantic County Superior Court. He was also a member of the trial group on the very first Ethicon trial in that proceeding, which ended in March with an $ 11 million verdict for the Plaintiff. (In re: Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-ten In re: Pelvic Mesh Litigation/Bard, No. L-6339-ten)

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Ladies who have allegedly suffered severe complications related with transvaginal mesh may possibly be entitled to compensation for their healthcare bills, discomfort and suffering, and other injuries. A wealth of data with regards to transvaginal mesh lawsuits is obtainable at Bernstein Liebhard’s web site. To arrange for a free of charge legal consultation with an experienced mesh lawyer, please get in touch with the Firm these days by calling 800-511-5092.

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New Surgical Mesh Lawsuit Internet site Launched by Bernstein Liebhard LLP Provides Updated Information on Complications, Developing Litigation


New York, NY (PRWEB) June 30, 2013

A new site dedicated to delivering data to girls searching for to file surgical mesh lawsuit claims has been launched by Bernstein Liebhard LLP. Amidst other vital information, the Firms new internet site describes goods allegedly connected with mesh erosion and other transvaginal mesh complications, as well as the procedure of surgical removal and updates on lawsuits that have already been filed against transvaginal mesh makers in the U.S.

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Da Vinci Robot Lawsuit Lawyers at Wright & Schulte LLC Disturbed by Recent NBC Rock Center System on Possible Da Vinci Surgical Robot Complications


Columbus, OH (PRWEB) June 23, 2013

The Da Vinci robot lawyers at Wright &amp Schulte LLC are disturbed by a current report that aired on the NBC news system, Rock Center, which told the stories of robotic surgery patients who suffered severe Da Vinci Robotic Surgery complications in procedures with the Da Vinci Surgical System. Amongst other factors, the report raised inquiries about the added fees related with Da Vinci robot procedures, especially provided the reality that it hasnt been shown to reduce Da Vinci Robot complications when compared to conventional procedures. The report comes just months soon after Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of the da Vinci Surgical Method, disclosed in a regulatory filing that it has been named a defendant in 26 Da Vinci robotic surgery lawsuits alleging personal injuries and/or death. (Estate of Fred E. Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical Inc., 09-two-03136-five, Superior Court, State of Washington, Kitsap County (Port Orchard))&#13

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Preventing Basic Surgical Blunders That Can Have a Lasting Effect

Jackson, WY (PRWEB) June 20, 2013

When patients submit to a medical process, theyre usually told of the inherent dangers so they can make an informed selection about their care. Most patients, though, would be surprised to learn that even routine operations can go awry due to hospitals and medical doctors making preventable errors.

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The Ochs Law Firm has observed the shocking repercussions of so-named Never ever Events that could have been avoided with the creation of and basic adherence to proper procedures and policies. Their Jackson healthcare malpractice lawyers hope that individuals and hospital administrators alike will begin to understand the danger so that they can avoid it in the future.

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Each and every health-related process carries certain risks, explained Jason Edward Ochs, a lawyer who is the managing partner of the Ochs Law Firm. But those dangers should be limited to the nature of the operation and the malady medical doctors are attempting to right. Its unacceptable that a individuals life would be put in danger by a surgeon who couldnt bother to wash his or her hands or verify that theyre operating on the appropriate body portion.

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These varieties of situations and more must in no way take place. Ochs Law has compiled some of the most common and avoidable situations that lead to patient injury or death. Beneath every single, youll locate a description of how to keep away from the threat.

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Infection- The probabilities of infection rise significantly when a medical doctor fails to wash his or her hands or sterilize gear prior to a procedure. A surgical website infection can lead to complications that call for subsequent operations and lead to lasting healthcare issues.

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How to Stay away from: Hospitals have to adopt policies that enforce cleanliness. Study has shown that the installation of cameras in areas exactly where physicians wash their hands can substantially reduce situations of surgical workers neglecting to wash up. This in turn reduces the threat of infection.

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Leave-Behind Incidents- This occurs when a health-related team fails to verify that all equipment has been removed from the patient after surgery is comprehensive.

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How to Keep away from: Hospitals need to create inventory systems and teams should ensure that each and every single tool can be accounted for prior to sewing up a patient and calling an end to the surgery

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Incorrect Physique Portion- Believe it or not, there have been cases where a health-related team conducted surgery on, for example, the incorrect arm or leg, amputating the healthier appendage rather than the limb requiring surgery.

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How to Avoid: When individuals have attending nurses and physicians rotating in and out throughout the day, each and every have to maintain the other folks correctly informed of the individuals medical scenario. Surgeons should meticulously examine charts prior to surgery, and individuals may even take a permanent marker to the correct surgical internet site.

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Wrong Patient- Individuals may go in for a kidney transplant and see themselves waking up with a new nose. These varieties of incidents are shockingly commonplace.

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How to Avoid: Equivalent to an operation on the wrong physique component, these incidents can be circumvented if all members of a healthcare team confirm a patient chart prior to surgery and ask questions anytime in doubt.

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Instruction-based Problems- Medical doctors tend to stick with what they know, but this can lead to nicely-respected physicians relying on dated surgical methods which arent as protected as current methods. In addition, several surgical centers are turning to technologies like the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical Program from Intuitive Surgical. But as a June 14 Rock Center report entitled “Robotic surgery is higher tech tour de force- but is it protected?” shows, it’s possible that doctors are not submitting to sufficient coaching with such complicated technology and that the device itself could burn or lacerate a patient.

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How to Steer clear of: Doctors should feel twice before investing in devices like the Da Vinci. Prior to adoption, they ought to evaluation the offered safety information related to the device and submit to sufficient training. For other education-based concerns, doctors have to basically make positive to preserve themselves abreast of the most recent developments in the medical community and strive to offer you individuals the greatest care attainable.

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This list is only a preview of the varieties of health-related errors that compromise patient safety about the nation each day. Hospitals need to continuously review policy and be transparent with individuals in order to boost the care method.

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Ochs Law is an award-winning practice recognized by such entities as the American Trial Lawyers Association, Super Lawyers, the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. With offices in Wyoming, California, and Colorado, the firm is in a position to offer you representation to victims of health-related malpractice as nicely as assistance to persons going by means of divorce, filing class action lawsuits, defending against criminal accusations, and more.

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