This week, Johnson & Johnson etched its name in the history books of another big pharma company that has been fined over billions of dollars due to a drug manufacturer practices of improper marketing and failure to warn. Johnson & Johnson pled guilty to...
Transvaginal Mesh
Cisson Verdict Upheld by Trial Court
According to a report in Fierce Medical Devices, the trial court has upheld the 2 million verdict in the Donna Cisson v. C.R. Bard, Inc. transvaginal trial. Judge Joseph Goodwin reaffirmed that the initial award was appropriate and that attorneys representing Donna...
Bloomberg Reports Settlement Talks in Mesh Cases
Bloomberg is reporting that C.R. Bard, Endo Health Solutions, Boston Scientific, Cook, and Coloplast are in what Judge Goodwin described a “behind the scenes” settlement talks. Johnson and Johnson (J&J) is reportedly NOT participating. Bard was held liable in two...
Bard Settles Another Vaginal Mesh Suit
On September 13, 2013, Bard settled Melanie Virgil’s claims that Bard’s Avaulta Plus insert caused urinary problems. The case, Virgil v. C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR), ATL-L6917-10, Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Atlantic County (Atlantic City), was scheduled to...
Boston Scientific Vaginal Mesh Bellwether Cases Trials Scheduled
On August 29, 2013, Judge Joseph Goodwin announced the bellwether case schedule for the Boston Scientific vaginal mesh cases occurring in West Virginia. The following cases were selected for the first and second bellwether trials in this MDL: Carol Lynn Fawcett, et...
Bard Settles Queen Avaulta Solo Vaginal Mesh Suit
On August 21, 2013, after a jury of five men and four women had been selected and opening statements in the trial were ready to commence, the parties in the Wanda Queen vs. C.R. Bard Inc. Avaulta vaginal mesh case settled. The amount was not disclosed. Ms. Queen had...
Bard Faces Future after Cisson Verdict
In 2012, Bard lost its first vaginal mesh case and was ordered to pay $3.6 million following the California state court jury's decision. On August 15, 2013, a West Virginia jury ordered Bard to pay $2 million to Donna Cisson for her injuries due to her use of what...
Cisson vs. Bard: $2 Million Victory for Donna Cisson
On August 15, 2013, after about 12 hours of deliberation, the jury found for Donna Cisson in her vaginal mesh trial against manufacturer C.R.Bard Inc, and found damages in the amount of $250,000 and $1.75 million in punitive damages. The jury found that Bard failed...
A Review of Testimony and Documents presented in Donna Cisson vs. C.R. Bard Avaulta Trial
During the first days of testimony, Plaintiff’s attorneys were building the case that the Bard Avaulta is defective and the warnings are inadequate. The following is a review of some of the testimony and evidence presented from live and videotaped witnesses as...
Transvaginal Mesh Trials Set for Bellwether Cases
On August 5, 2013, Judge Joseph Goodwin issued pretrial Order No. 59 providing trial dates for July 14, 2014 and May 27, 2014 from the following bellwether cases. Carolyn Lewis, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., 2:12-cv-04301 TVT; Judy Brown, et al. v. Ethicon,...