Posts Tagged ‘ Transvaginal Mesh ’

Surgical Mesh Implant Infographic Sums Up TVM Problems

December 24th, 2012. By AbiK

2013 will prove to be the “Year of the Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit”, if a quick look at the upcoming court dates is indicative of anything. The first TVM lawsuit to go to trial will be the multi-district litigation (MDL) In re: C.R. Bard, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2187), which heads to court in February.

Three more transvaginal mesh (also referred to as “transvaginal sling”) MDL’s start heading to court in 2013 as well–though later in the year, with the first slotted for December 3, 2013. Those cases are: In re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2325); In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2327); and In re: Boston Scientific Corp., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2326).

This transvaginal mesh infographic shows the history of the medical implant and also the problems the mesh has faced (or, allegedly created) along the way. The depiction was created for the Rottenstein Law Group in NYC.

Tags: Transvaginal Mesh, transvaginal sling, TVM, TVM lawsuit
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Top 10 Lawyer Interviews for the First Half of 2012

August 27th, 2012. By AbiK

The journalists at LawyersandSettlements.com conduct hundreds of lawyer interviews each year on the latest legal issues—lawsuits, mass torts, class actions, settlements—that our readers are most interested in. The attorneys our journalists interview provide a birds-eye view into the cases we report on. Here are the top 10 attorney interviews that readers clicked during the first half of this year (in reverse order):

10. Attorney Stacy Hauer, co-lead counsel in the Minnesota State Court American Medical Systems litigation, discusses the transvaginal mesh lawsuits being consolidated into an MDL (multi-district litigation).

9. Attorney Tim McCarthy shares insight on the Starbucks class action lawsuit regarding the company’s switch from Tassimo to Keurig single-serve coffee. The lawsuit alleges consumer fraud.

8. Attorney Dr. Shezad Malik discusses the outcome of the FDA advisory panel meeting held at the end of 2011 regarding the safety and efficacy of oral contraceptives, including drospirenone-based birth control drugs Yasmin and Yaz.

7. Attorney Brenda Fulmer, who specializes in medical device litigation, talks about allegations surrounding  CardioGen 82 over-radiation.

6. Attorney Eric B. Brown shares some information on making a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim and what needs to be included to prove a 100 percent inability to work.

5. Attorney Shaun Setareh—a California labor law attorney—answers five commonly asked questions on filing a wage and hour lawsuit.

4. Attorney Dr. Shezad Malik, who is both an attorney and a cardiologist, discusses Yasmin and Yaz settlements and how Bayer had indicated it would handle settling Yaz claims.

3. Attorney Barry Kramer informs readers about excessive emergency room charges and how it is typically uninsured patients who are victims of hospital overcharging—and compounding the issue, emergency room costs are increasing.

2. Attorney Dr. Shezad Malik on the Yaz litigation concerning oral contraceptives that contain drospirenone and their alleged side effects which range from gallbladder problems to DVTS to stroke—and even death.

1. Attorney Stacy Hauer discusses the legal claim “loss of consortium” and how it plays into the allegations regarding the transvaginal mesh litigation. She explains that, “The woman and their partners who have been injured have significant loss of intimacy in their relationships due to their injuries.”

Tags: California Labor, Class Action, Emergency Room Overcharge, Lawyer Interviews, Overtime Pay, Transvaginal Mesh, Yaz
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Top 10 Lawyer Interviews of the Month (May 2012)

June 29th, 2012. By AbiK

LawyersandSettlements.com publishes hundreds of lawyer interviews each year on the latest legal issues—lawsuits, mass torts, class actions, settlements—that our readers are most interested in. The attorneys—and expert witnesses—our journalists’ interviews provide a birds-eye view into the cases we report on.

Here are the top 10 attorney interviews that readers clicked during the month of May, 2012 (in reverse order):

10. Attorney Tim McCarthy, from McCarthy Law Group, on the consumer fraud class action lawsuit over Starbuck’s quitting its Tassimo coffee maker deal with Kraft Foods for one with Keurig.

9. Attorney Barry Kramer, on patients who have either paid, or have been billed, excessive emergency room charges.

8. Attorney Andy Hollis of Hollis, Wright, and Couch, P.C., on the case against ADHD drug Adderall.

7. Attorney Mark Thierman, on filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of Las Vegas limousine drivers against Bell Trans, Nevada’s largest limousine company, alleging failure to pay minimum wage and overtime.

6. Attorney Dr. Shezad Malik, on Bayer being in the process of settling certain Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella blood clot lawsuits.

5. Medical consultant and analyst Lana Keeton, on the dangers of synthetic transvaginal mesh and transvaginal sling for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and/or Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI).

4. Attorney Dr. Shezad Malik, on the Yaz and Yasmin bellwether trials. (See more info on bellwether trials)

3. Attorney Leonard Emma of The Law Office of Randall Crane, on California labor—what “independent contractor” means and employee misclassifications.

2. California Labor Attorney Randall Crane answers the question: “Can I be Fired if I’m Disabled?“

1. California Employee Attorney Donna M. Ballman, P.A., on bullying and harassment on the job.

Tags: Adderall, California Labor, Emergency Room Overcharge, Lawyer Interviews, Overtime Pay, Transvaginal Mesh, Yaz
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