Medical Device Injury

In 2004, a patient was diagnosed with asymptomatic umbilical hernia and hospitalized for the condition. Shortly thereafter, he went through a surgical procedure to receive hernia mesh. Ultimately, the patient had to file a hernia mesh lawsuit due to the side effects. Repair of that umbilical hernia involved implantation of a hernia mesh product created […]

The U.S. District Judge presiding over all the IVC filter lawsuits has rejected a motion made by C.R. Bard to have the bellwether case dismissed prior to trial. That Bard IVC filter lawsuit alleges that a plaintiff suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of a medical device that was intended to help them. The claims

A new Ethicon Proceed surgical mesh lawsuit alleges that the mesh product intended to help an Idaho man during hernia repair surgery actually caused a bowel obstruction. The Ethicon Proceed surgical mesh lawsuit claims that the patient unexpectedly suffered a number of severe injuries and required revision surgery because of bowel obstructions. After the patient received

Composix Kugel hernia mesh patches have been used for years to repair ventral hernias. These hernias can occur in a patient when scar tissue, due to a surgical incision, becomes extremely thin due to stretching. The FDA originally approved the Composix Kugel hernia mesh patches in 1996. This product is developed by a subsidiary of

Lawsuits alleging hernia mesh defects and failures caused patients additional medical expenses as well as needless pain and suffering have gained momentum with more than 50,000 hernia mesh lawsuits pending in the court system. A hernia is a medical condition where an internal organ becomes displaced. Hernia mesh was developed to help repair the area;

Several lawsuits alleging IVC filters designed and manufactured by Cook were defective and caused injury and even death will go back to state court, according to a federal order. The medical device manufacturer had tried to move the Cook IVC filter lawsuits to federal court to be part of larger multidistrict litigation; however, a federal judge

An Arkansas man has filed a Bard Mesh PerFix Plug lawsuit due to claims that this device caused him to suffer severe pain after a hernia repair. Ultimately, the plaintiff in the lawsuit says he had to go through revision surgery. The plaintiff argues that the polypropylene material inside the Bard Mesh PerFix Plug is

Heart filters or IVC filters can lead to significant side effects and dangers. Any heart filter complications experienced by a patient may ultimately prompt them to get further medical attention or even to file a defective product claim, depending on the specifics of the case. Unfortunately, heart filters, also known as IVC filters, have been

Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, C.R. Bard, and Davol were hit with a lawsuit alleging their hernia mesh is toxic to human tissue leading to pain and other medical complications. A woman from Tennessee alleges that she was implanted with hernia mesh in 2015 and suffered severe pain after the surgery. “As a result of the implantation of

A Washington woman has filed an IVC filter lawsuit that will be consolidated into multidistrict litigation pending against Cook Medical. Cook Medical was targeted with numerous lawsuits after allegations from patients argued that the manufacturer was responsible for serious injuries. According to the IVC filter lawsuit, the products developed by Cook within their IVC filter