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Bard Settles Second Federal Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit for Undisclosed Amount 22 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
By Doug Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A company at the center of thousands of lawsuits regarding its transvaginal mesh devices settled with a plaintiff today just moments before trial proceedings were set...
Jury Seated for Second Federal Transvaginal Mesh Trial 20 Aug 2013 | 07:09 pm
By Doug Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jurors were selected Monday for the second federal trial to determine if a transvaginal mesh device permanently injured a patient. The trial is expected to begin with...
Patterns Emerge After First Federal Vaginal Mesh Trial 19 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
After a second attempt, a couple who sued Bard over Avaulta transvaginal mesh injuries finally had their day in court, resulting in a $2 million verdict. Cisson v. Bard went to trial early last month,...
Jury Awards $2M to Plaintiff, Finds Bard’s Vaginal Mesh Device Defective 16 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm
By Doug Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A jury here awarded $2 million on Thursday to a plaintiff who claimed a transvaginal mesh device permanently injured her, causing constant pain and requiring several ...
First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Case Goes to the Jury 14 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
By Doug Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The jury began deliberations today in the nation’s first federal trial to determine if a transvaginal mesh device was defective and caused permanent injury to a patie...
Expert Witnesses Make Big Money in Federal Vaginal Mesh Trial 13 Aug 2013 | 09:27 pm
By Doug Allen Breaking News: Closing arguments are expected to wrap up today, which means the jury will get the case today and begin deliberations Wednesday. The jurors will be given 20,000 pages of e...
Bard ‘Did Not Believe It Was Necessary’ to Test Transvaginal Mesh in Humans 12 Aug 2013 | 09:31 pm
By Doug Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A judge grew frustrated with attorneys and witnesses Thursday in the first federal transvaginal mesh trial, while a company executive acknowledged the product in que...
Bard Ignored Internal Memos and Doctors’ Concerns Over Avaulta Vaginal Mesh 7 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm
By Doug Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Some jurors closed their eyes and bowed their heads, at times appearing to fall asleep, during a lengthy deposition Tuesday of a former president of the Bard division...
Corporate Documents, Expert Witnesses Take Center Stage in First Federal Vaginal Mesh Trial 5 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
By Doug Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Attorneys for the plaintiff continued to lay the scientific foundation for their case Friday in the first federal trial regarding transvaginal mesh devices, while a v...
Tempers Flare at First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Trial 31 Jul 2013 | 06:16 pm
By Doug Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Physicians dominated the second day of testimony Tuesday in the country’s first federal trial to determine if a transvaginal mesh manufacturer is responsible for inju...
