Gilman Law LLP Announces Continued Prosecution of Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits and Verdict of $100 Million
Gilman law is continuing to prosecute transvaginal mesh cases for women who have suffered debilitating transvaginal mesh complications following surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse or stress
urinary incontinence.
A state court jury found yesterday that Boston Scientific’s Pinnacle and Advantage Fit inserts, built to
buttress sagging organs and treat incontinence in women, were defectively designed and that Boston
Scientific engaged in fraudulent concealment by failing to alert doctors and patients to the devices’ faulty design. The
jury awarded $100 million to a 51-year-old woman whose mesh eroded after it was implanted leaving
her with a scarred vagina and additional medical problems.
Boston Scientific, a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company, agreed last month to settle a small amount of claims for
$119 million, based upon systemic damages for claims where inserts damaged women’s organs and
made sexual intercourse painful.
According to Gilman Law LLP, a leading pharmaceutical law and defective medical device plaintiffs’ law firm
that is currently representing women in transvaginal mesh lawsuits, serious settlement talks reportedly are now
underway to resolve this massive litigation.
On June 2, 2015, the Court will convene a joint status conference, as well as individual meetings with six
of the seven defendants – American Medical Systems, Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard, Coloplast, Cook
Medical and Ethicon – with the goal of moving closer to resolution.
Women who have received these devices may be at risk for a number of very serious and painful
complications, including:
- Mesh erosion through the vaginal tissue, possibly causing the skin to split
- Mesh extrusion and exposure.
- Perforation or puncture of bladder, intestines, bowels, and/or vaginal wall
- Protrusion or lump in the vaginal opening
- Recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse
- Recurrence of stress urinary incontinence
- Urinary problems
- Vaginal bleeding, pain and discomfort, chronic drainage, discharge, infections, scarring and/or shrinkage
- Painful sexual intercourse
Gilman Law LLP is providing complimentary lawsuit consultations to women who suffered severe
complications, including tremendous pain and suffering, following implantation of transvaginal mesh.
For more information, please contact Gilman Law LLP today by visiting our website, www.gilmanlawllp.com, to fill out a free, no obligation case evaluation form, or call Toll Free at 1-888-
252-0048.
About Gilman Law LLP
Gilman Law LLP, a leading pharmaceutical law and defective drug law firm, has been recognized for
delivering successful results to their clients across a broad range of claims stemming from consumer
product injury, mass tort, and class action lawsuits. For over 35 years, the Gilman Law LLP team of highly
experienced lawyers has earned renown for tireless work on behalf of their clients on many of today’s
most challenging and important legal issues.
Contact:
Kenneth G. Gilman
Gilman Law LLP
8951 Bonita Beach Road, S.E. Suite #525
Bonita Springs, FL 34135-4208
1-888-252-0048
kgilman@gilmanlawllp.com