Vaginal Mesh Helpline shares all the latest news regarding the vaginal mesh, pelvic mesh lawsuits and updates from vaginal mesh lawyers regarding the proceedings.

Vaginal mesh lawsuits  involving Prolene mesh  products manufactured by C.R. Bard, Inc., continue to move proceed in a multidistrict litigation  U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia.  In an Order issued on May 17th, the Court denied a request by C.R. Bard to seal emails that included supplier information the company claimed would reveal trade secrets and other confidential, proprietary information about its suppliers. The emails were filed as exhibits by plaintiffs in response to certain motions made by Bard, according to the Order. (In re: C.R. Bard, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2187). Other lawsuit are also progressing for vaginal mesh complications against American Medical Systems, Inc., C.R. Bard, Inc., Ethicon, Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp.

 Prolene  Mesh  Lawsuits West Virginia

C.R. Bard is only one of the manufacturers for which consolidated lawsuits are underway in the Southern District of West Virginia  under Judge Goodwin. The first bellwether trial in the C.R. Bard multidistrict litigation is scheduled to begin in June, and will involve a Bard Avaulta transvaginal mesh lawsuit. Other litigations underway in West Virginia include In re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2325; In re: Boston Scientific Corp., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2326; and In re: Ethicon, Inc. Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2327. The Vaginal Mesh Helpline is watching for continuous updates and will keep you posted.

 Prolene Mesh Lawsuits In New Jersey

More C.R. Bard and other manufacturer vaginal mesh lawsuits have been consolidated in New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County. The first trial will begin in September 2013. (In re: Pelvic Mesh Litigation/Bard, No. L-6339-10, and). We also have Ethicon transvaginal mesh lawsuits here as well (In re: Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-10) One of the ones we see in the news is (Gross v. Gynecare Inc., Atl-L-6966-10, Superior Court of Atlantic County, New Jersey). Gross filed a vaginal mesh lawsuit and was awarded just over $11 million for her  suffering.

Victims  the Prolene vaginal mesh, Transvaginal Mesh, Bladder Sling, TVT, Pelvic mesh and all vaginal mesh products causing  complications  should contact us immediately to discuss their rights and get support a lawyer or a doctor.

Vaginal Mesh helpline, vaginal mesh lawyers are filing lawsuits for women injured by the vaginal mesh. If you have been rejected due to the statute of limitations or other criteria call the Vaginal Mesh Helpline to speak to one of our experienced mesh lawyers today.

The vaginal mesh lawsuit bellwether trials have begun and the mesh lawsuits are heating up. You must file your mesh lawsuit immediately.

What are the Transvaginal Mesh Complications ?

• Erosion of vaginal tissue can result from a vaginal mesh
• Hardening of the vaginal mesh
• Infection is a serious mesh-patch complication
• Pain and discomfort
• Perforations of the bowel, bladder or blood vessels
• Recurrence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
• Urinary problems and more severe incontinence
• Painful sexual intercourse
• Potential injury to the partner
• Feeling the mesh or pieces of substance in the vaginal canal
• Vaginal mesh erosion
• Increased incontinence
• Lower back pain
• Abdominal pain
• Gastrointesitnal discomfort
• Bladder and or bowel incontinence
• Difficulty voiding and the need for self catherizations
• Vaginal scarring

Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Are  Against These Manufacturers

• C.R. Bard’s Avaulta
• Ethicon’s Gynecare
• American Medical Systems’ products:
• AMS Apogee
• AMS BioArc
• AMS Elvate
• In-Fast Unltra
• MiniArc
• Monarc
• AMS Perigee
• SPARC
• Straight-In mesh
• Boston Scientific Scimmed’s Pinnacle pelvic mesh
• Covidien
• Sofradim
• Caldera
• Mentor Corporation

To file a vaginal mesh lawsuit call us today.

The VaginaL Mesh Helpline is keeping women updated on all dangerous drugs and devices harming women. Many women were injured by Yaz  birth control pills and thought that they were out of luck in filing a Yaz lawsuit. Yaz complications  include: Blood clots, stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis and in some instances death. Many women with complications and families that have lost loved ones due to Yaz felt they could not file a lawsuit. But, new warnings issued in April pf 2012 has opened doors for an influx of Yaz lawsuits. We do not want you to be left out.

The FDA Ordered  Warning Label Changes For  Yaz Blood Clots

The FDA announced it was requiring a label change for  Yaz

On April 10, 2012, the FDA announced it was requiring a label change for Yaz which contains Drospirenone. This warning   announced that Yaz may be associated with a higher risk for blood clots due to Drospirenone. This warning date may mean you now have a Yaz lawsuit even though you may have been turned away before.

Yaz  Lawsuit Complications

• Blood Clot
• Stroke
• Pulmonary embolism
• Deep Vein Thrombosis

Blood clots from Yaz may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism injuries to the lungs.

A federal Multi-District Litigation court in Illinois set up to handle lawsuits filed over alleged Yaz side effects has reported more than 10,000 cases filed. The formal case is known as Yasmin and Yaz (Drospirenone) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2100).

Yaz lawsuit lawyers are accepting lawsuits from women who have have suffered these  side effects after taking Yaz. Yaz blood clots have caused premature death in young women. This is another medical product that targets women. Women must stand up and demand justice.

1000′s of women nationwide have had their lives seriously altered due to the vaginal mesh. The vaginal mesh has caused  their  live’s to become a physical and psychological downward spiral. We have spoken to women with complications that would make anyone outraged at these manufacturers. Women have lost jobs, careers, husbands , boyfriends and fiancees. Below is one women whose future went up in smoke.

AMS Transvaginal Mesh Victim Says Engagement Is Off

May 4, 2013, 10:30:00AM. By Jane Mundy

Seattle, WA: Debbie says that her engagement is off because of her American Medical Systems (AMS) transvaginal mesh implant. “I haven’t been able to have sexual activity with my fiancé without both of us experiencing pain and I don’t blame him for breaking off our engagement,” she says.

Debbie (not her real name) had the AMS transvaginal mesh implanted to treat urinary incontinence. But that has now become the least of her problems. “For the past year or so, I’ve had chronic pelvic pain, which is getting worse, and recurring bladder infections,” she adds. “Because of the inability to have sexual intimacy with my fiancé, I am also suffering from depression and weight gain – this transvaginal mesh has caused my life to become a physical and psychological downward spiral.

“Not only is my overall health suffering, but I am also in financial straights due to all the time I have missed from work, getting tests and lab work and trying to find a doctor to take out this mesh – I don’t think that my doctor knows what to do.”

Debbie knows the mesh has to be removed but at the same time she is frightened at the thought of more surgery.

In March 2013, a New Jersey Superior Court jury awarded Linda Gross, a registered nurse, and her husband, Jeff Gross, $11.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages ($7.76 million in punitive damages) in the first transvaginal mesh trial in the country. (In re Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, Master Docket No.: ATL-6341-10, Case No. 291.) At the six-week trial, Ms. Gross, age 47, testified that she had 18 subsequent unsuccessful revision procedures following her initial transvaginal mesh surgery.

Ms Gross said that the transvaginal mesh had made her life after surgery a “living hell,” and she has characterized herself and thousands of other women who were implanted with TVM as “guinea pigs” to the vaginal mesh manufacturers. Her attorneys argued that Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon deserved to be held financially responsible to the fullest extent of the law for their actions. The jury agreed, and found that the gigantic drugmaker failed to provide adequate warnings. Further, they determined that the TVM maker intentionally committed fraud against Linda Gross regarding the transvaginal mesh.

An American Medical Systems TVM lawsuit was filed on January 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Charleston Division (Case No. 2:13-cv-01083). This suit is just one of a multitude of lawsuits pending in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) entitled In Re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2325).

You Must file your vaginal mesh lawsuit right away. Many states with 2 year statutes will be up July 2013.

If you have a Coloplast Mesh the Vaginal Mesh Helpline has good news for you. The Coloplast mesh manufacturers have agreed to stay the statutes. The big concern has been that many states with a 2 year product liability statute of limitations would by up in July and  thousands of women would have been left out of filing their mesh lawsuits. But, Coloplast mesh victims are in luck now.

Lawsuits for the Coloplast vaginal sling and mesh will continue. Coloplast mesh have the same complications as all Prolene mesh implants. Coloplast mesh include:

• Coloplast Aris
• Coloplast  Novasilk
• Coloplast  Restorelle

Coloplast manufacturers and sells three different transvaginal mesh  for Uterine Prolapse:

• Novasilk Synthetic Flat Mesh
• Restorelle Smartmesh
• Exair Mesh

The company also sells five different bladder sling products for SUI repair, including:

• Aris Transobturator (TOT) Sling
• Minitape Sling
• Omnisure Sling
• Supris Suprapubic Sling
• T-Sling with Centrasorb

Coloplast Mesh Lawsuits are being filed by Coloplast Mesh Lawyers. Call the Coloplast Vaginal Mesh Helpline today

Other vaginal mesh lawsuits are being filed for:

• Bard Avaulta Mesh
• AMS Vaginal Mesh
• Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh
• Ethicon Gynecare Mesh
• Mentor ObTape Sling

Call the Vaginal Mesh Helpline today.

Vaginal Mesh Helpline brings you the latest news in the vaginal mesh lawsuits. Vaginal mesh lawyers are in the process of discussing tolling agreements. Ladies, this is very good news. That means the statute of limitations for filing your mesh lawsuit could be waived.

What Is A Tolling Agreement?

There is a statute of limitations  effecting your vaginal mesh lawsuit.  This  means many of you can lose the right to file your vaginal mesh lawsuit  in court after a certain amount of time has passed. Occasionally, it benefits both the plaintiff and the defendant to extend that period of time or waive it entirely. This is where a tolling agreement comes in. It is a legal document that affirms that both parties wish to dismiss the statute of limitations. So far, Coloplast has entered into such an agreement and we have hopes that other manufacturers will follow. States with 2 year statutes would be up in July and the one year states are done. This opens new hope for the women who may have been left out.

At the March 21 status meeting for the five vaginal mesh multidistrict litigations (MDLs) pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, counsel for the defendant mesh manufacturer Coloplast (MDL No. 2387) indicated that his client has entered into a “tolling agreement”—a contract providing that, until after an agreed upon date, the potential plaintiffs will hold off filing suit and the defendant will suspend the running of the statute of limitations. This is done by the corporations in the hope that something will happen during the agreed upon suspension time that is favorable to the ladies filing vaginal mesh lawsuits.

Other Mesh Manufacturers  Response To This

• Manufacturer C.R. Bard (MDL No. 2187) indicated that  they are  not interested in entering into such an agreement.
• Ethicon appears to be  is “willing to consider” a tolling agreement for mesh MDL Lawsuits.

It is important to file your vaginal mesh lawsuit without delay.

Coloplast Mesh Victims

Vaginal Mesh Helpline is launching a national campaign to reach all women with a Coloplast Vaginal Mesh who may have been turned away by a law firm due to statute of limitation issues.

A $3.35 Million partial verdict was handed down in first vaginal mesh trial.  This is good news for women who have suffered from a vaginal mesh implant. The Vaginal Mesh helpline hears horror stories every day and we applaud our first victory as the pathway to help other women whose lives have been ruined by the Prolene mesh. Vaginal mesh lawyers have been watching and agee this is good news for future trials.

The jury declared that  Johnson & Johnson should pay a South Dakota woman $3.35 million for failing to adequately warn her doctor of the potential dangers of a vaginal mesh implant made by the company’s Ethicon Inc subsidiary, and for misrepresenting the product in brochures.  It is the first verdict among some 1,800 vaginal mesh cases pending in New Jersey against Ethicon and J&J, and can potentially  set the way for  thousands of lawsuits and trial outcomes against  manufacturers of vaginal mesh implants.

February 25, 2013

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey state court jury has handed down a partial verdict of $3.35 million against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and its subsidiary, Ethicon Inc., at the end of the first pelvic mesh case to go to trial, Harris Martin Publishing is reporting.

In a Feb. 25 verdict, the jury found by a 7-2 vote that the manufacturers failed to adequately warn plaintiff Linda Gross’s implanting surgeon of the risks associated with the pelvic mesh and, additionally, that the device was the proximate cause of injury. By a 7-2 vote, the jury  was on our side.

We have been listening to 1000′s of women over months calling from all states and of all ages. Their marriages have been destroyed and they are suffering. The youngest was 33 and the oldest 86. We have heard from women, mothers, daughters, grandchildren , and friends for friends that are so debilitated they cannot come out of bed to call on their own. They need help from doctors and cannot afford surgeries to “Get the damn thing out”.

We demand justice on behalf of these women and are happy to see it is starting to happen. Can money change this? Atleast is will pay for medical care and send a message that manufacturers that use women to gain profits must end.

The Vaginal Mesh Helpline continues it it’s mission to inform about all dangerous drugs and devices harming women. It appears that even the recent hip replacement recalls effect women more then men. When will women stop being the target of these manufacturers? The vaginal mesh has caused severe injury. Just today we received a call from a woman about her mother of 76 who must wear a colostomy bag after mesh removal. And now the FDA reports that these metal on metal and metal component hip implants  put women at a higher risk. Both the Stryker Rejuvinate and ABG II are  dangerous surgical implants that have a greater failure rate and complications for women.

Many articles and reports have been released that discuss hip replacements having a greater failure rate in women.

Hip replacements like Stryker Rejuvinate and ABG II are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to research published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.  The research was financed by the Food and Drug Administration. Another report discusses hip resurfacing and states a drawback for women because of the bone weakening that accompanies menopause. Meanwhile, even advocates of resurfacing acknowledge that they have yet to agree on how best to screen women for the procedure.

“We were surprised by the results, as studies suggest that larger heads should have  lower wear and a lower risk of dislocation. However, we have seen an increase in revisions for pain and loosening, particularly in women,” says Alison Smith, a study author and statistician at the University of Bristol in the U.K. Depending on patient age and implant head size, the revision rate for all-metal hips is three to four times higher in women and two to three times higher in men compared with other implants.

The FDA Reports Women At a Higher Risk For Failure

The Food and Drug Administration, along with its safety communication, has included a list of risk factors that can increase a patient’s chances of suffering from metal on metal hip implant complications. Patients who are overweight, female, or physically active are more likely to suffer complications related to these hip replacement systems, and patients who have a sensitivity to certain metals, have kidney failure, have a suppressed immune system, or take corticosteroids are also more at risk.

It seems women are always the victims for these manufacturers that choose profits over warnings.

Hip Replacement Failure More Likely In Women, Study Says Studies on Google News Today

Hip replacements are more likely to fail in women than in men, but the overall risk of implant failure is low–according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA, and that was funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Women account for the majority of the more than 400,000 patients who undergo either full or partial hip replacements in the U.S. each year.

“This is the first step in what has to be a much longer-term research strategy to figure out why women have worse experiences,” said Diana Zuckerman, president of the nonprofit National Research Center for Women & Families.

It appears the smaller frame and difference in the curve of the hip and pelvic region accounts for this. Anatomy appears to play a role.  Women tend to have smaller joints and bones than men, and so they tend to need smaller artificial hips. Devices with smaller femoral heads  the ball-shaped part of the ball-and-socket joint in an artificial hip are more likely to dislocate and require a surgical repair.

I wonder why there cannot be two types of replacements, one for women and one for men. But, since they are all being recalled it would just mean more injured women. I am sure there would be extensive marketing to hook women in explaining how their lives would remain active and have a better quality. If you or a wife, mother, girlfriend or female loved one has been injured by these hip implants contact us and we will direct you to a Stryker Hip Replacement lawyer.

The first transvaginal mesh trial against C.R. Bard and its Avaulta Transvaginal Mesh product was set for February 5, 2013. The push is on to get Bard’s device and other vaginal mesh products off the market before they can do further harm. The Vaginal Mesh Helpline I watching and waiting with hopes of justice for the many women suffering from:

• Erosion of the mesh through the vaginal  wall
• Relentless  pain
• Exposure or extrusion of mesh
• Lower back pain and razor blade pain
• Painful sexual intercourse
• Perforation or puncture of the bladder, intestines and bowels, as well as blood vessels around the vaginal wall
• Recurrent Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)
• Recurrent Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
• Urinary problems
• Vaginal bleeding
• Constant  discharge and infections
• Ruined lives and marriages
• Vaginal scarring and shortening

The First Stage of the Avaulta Mesh Lawsuit Trials

Dr Uwe Klinge, a world-renowned expert on the biocompatibility of surgical mesh, explained to a jury during a talk he delivered in 2005 to J&J. Dr Klinge told the manufacturer’s Ethicon unit that surgical mesh could only be safe for patients when used in the pelvis if it was very lightweight and had pores that were at least 1 millimeter in all directions. But Ethicon chose to ignore his advice. They marketed the Prolift vaginal mesh kit made with mesh that was larger and heavier than Dr. Klinge said it needed to be for patients’ safety.

We hope for a positive outcome for thousands of women harmed by failed mesh products. it is not too late for you if you have a Bard vaginal mesh. The outcome of this trial is just the beginning. File your mesh lawsuit today.

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Vaginal Mesh Helpline is keeping women informed with a mesh update on the all the new  vaginal mesh lawsuits. All vaginal mesh lawyers suggest filing your mesh lawsuit  right away. We do not want any women to be left out.

A 47-year-old former nurse, Gross testified that Ethicon’s Prolift vaginal mesh implant has rendered her unable to work, have sex with her husband, or sit comfortably for more than 20 minutes. (Gross v. Gynecare Inc., Atl-L-6966-10, Superior Court of Atlantic County, New Jersey.) Gross also said that, as a result of the Prolift mesh, she takes up to 20 medications a day and has undergone more than 400 medical encounters, including physical therapy sessions, doctor visits, and many surgeries.

The Charleston woman claims that she suffered serious complications after AMS surgery, when she was implanted with the Elevate transvaginal mesh back in January 2011. The lawsuit alleges that she suffered substantial physical pain and suffering, emotional distress, and economic loss due to medical expenses. These damages, according to the suit, were the direct result of the AMS transvaginal mesh manufacturer’s negligent and wrongful actions. Further, the defendants, AMS, allegedly knew about the risks involved with its transvaginal mesh product but failed to warn the plaintiff.

A Georgia women’s  doctor suggested the mesh when she mentioned that she had bladder leakage when she laughed or coughed. Shortly after the surgery, it felt like razors were slicing her organs and a sharp edge of the mesh cut her boyfriend during sex, she said. Even though she eventually had it removed, the 55-year-old west Georgia woman still has pain she believes is caused by the mesh.

According to court documents, on January 7th, 2013 a Minnesota woman filed a lawsuit in Minnesota District Court (case no. 0:2013cv00060) alleging she suffered serious complications from her Transvaginal Mesh. Transvaginal surgical mesh is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Defendant is Boston Scientific and in the lawsuit, plaintiff claims that after surgical implantation with defendant’s Lynx sling she suffered complications.

Vaginal mesh Bell Weather Case Updates

The  first bellwether trials in the Transvaginal Mesh MDLs have been scheduled to start in December 2013. Defendants in the first three bellwether trials are American Medical Systems (AMS), Boston Scientific and Ethicon. (American Medical Systems is referred to as MDL 2325).

FDA Adverse Incident Reports On the Vaginal Mesh

The FDA received more than 1,000 complaints associated with trans vaginal mesh between 2005 and 2007. That number almost tripled between 2008 and 2010.

The Vaginal Mesh stories of suffering go on and on with more women filing lawsuits every day. The Vaginal Mesh Helpline has a mission, We must locate all women suffering from these Prolene mesh implants after 2001 and get them to a mesh lawyer to file their transvaginal mesh lawsuit today.

Be aware that all these devices have fancy names but they are all mesh. If you have a Prolene product implanted in you for prolapse or urinary incontinence call the Vaginal Mesh Helpline today. It is most likely one of these mesh devices that women are  filing vaginal mesh lawsuits for nationwide. Be aware you must move quickly. Statute of limitations for states are running close. If you have a current mesh lawyer call today and get and update. Find out who has your vaginal mesh file. Many lawyers may have referred your case out. Find out if your lawsuit was filed. Since the mesh is now a consolidated MDL it is extremely easy for lawyers to file the lawsuits. The Bellwether trials will begin soon…Do not be left out. Stay on top of things. if you need help or have questions call the Vaginal Mesh Helpline today. If you have received a rejection letter from a law firm do not give up hope. call us about your vaginal mesh lawsuit today. We will make every attempt to locate a vaginal mesh lawyer for you to take your case. But, these must be mesh implanted after 2001, closer to 2002.