Wednesday, November 27, 2013

C.R. Bard Faces Anew Vaginal Mesh Trial in West Virginia MDL

Pending the confirmation of the rescheduling of the hearing of the vaginal mesh lawsuit filed by Carolyn Jones against C.R. Bard, the last of the four bellwether cases against Bard scheduled in the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia will start on December 3, 2 013. It has been reported that this case may be moved to January 10, 2014.

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Vaginal mesh lawsuits against C.R. Bard have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in a West Virginia court under the supervision of Judge Joseph Goodwin. As of November, 22, 2013, pending cases against this mesh manufacturer totaled 5,662.

Especially for C.R. Bard, mesh manufacturers have not fared well in trials resolved thus far. A jury in California found Bard liable for the injuries sustained by Christine Scott and ordered the company to pay $5.5 million in damages. Early this year, Linda Gross was awarded $11.1 million in damages after the jury found Ethicon responsible for the injuries suffered by the complainant.

Just this August, Bard was once again found guilty in the vaginal mesh lawsuit filed by Donna Cisson. A total of $2 million in compensatory and punitive damages was awarded to the plaintiff.