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In re: Boston Scientific Corp. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation
Case Number:
2:12-md-02326
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Multi-district Litigation, Class Action
Judge:
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February 20, 2019
Boston Scientific Says 50K Mesh Settlements Almost Final
Boston Scientific Corp. said in its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday that it is close to reaching settlements in about 50,000 of the 53,000 lawsuits related to its pelvic surgical mesh implants, and that 35,500 of the agreements have been finalized.
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January 30, 2019
Key Attys In Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh MDL To Get $366M
A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday approved a bid to set aside 5 percent of proceeds from a massive multidistrict litigation accusing Boston Scientific Corp. of making defective pelvic mesh implants, granting attorneys that worked for the common benefit of the plaintiffs more than $336 million.
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July 03, 2018
Boston Scientific Can't Toss 800 Pelvic Mesh Suits
A West Virginia federal judge on Monday denied joint bids to dismiss more than 800 suits against Boston Scientific in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of making defective pelvic mesh implants.
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December 14, 2017
Boston Scientific Settles Nearly 350 Pelvic Mesh Suits
A West Virginia federal judge on Thursday dismissed nearly 350 recently settled suits against Boston Scientific in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of making defective pelvic mesh implants.
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October 13, 2016
Boston Scientific Wants 4 New Trials After $27M Verdict
Boston Scientific asked the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to overturn a $27 million jury verdict for four women allegedly harmed by its pelvic mesh, the latest sally against the practice of grouping plaintiffs for trial in massive multidistrict litigation.
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March 23, 2016
Transfer Of Pelvic Mesh MDL Cases Is Premature, Judge Says
A West Virginia federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against Boston Scientific Corp. over its pelvic mesh products denied on Wednesday a request to transfer 351 cases being handled by Kline & Specter PC to Pennsylvania, saying because pretrial discovery is incomplete, a remand would be premature.
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January 16, 2015
Boston Scientific, Plaintiffs Spar On Mesh MDL Experts
Boston Scientific Corp. and plaintiffs accusing it in the multidistrict litigation over its pelvic mesh products on Friday argued for the exclusion of each others' experts, with plaintiffs targeting those including the inventor of the Uphold Pelvic Floor Repair Kit.
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July 21, 2014
Boston Scientific Wants Vaginal Mesh Expert Out Of MDL
Boston Scientific Corp. on Friday asked a West Virginia federal judge to throw out testimony from a regulatory expert for the plaintiffs in vaginal mesh injury multidistrict litigation, noting that her opinions on the subject have been barred in similar litigation against another company.
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August 09, 2013
Judge Knocks Bellwether Pool In Boston Scientific Mesh MDL
A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday chastised Boston Scientific Corp. and plaintiffs in vaginal mesh injury multidistrict litigation for the cases they proposed as bellwethers, ordering them to find other suits more reflective of the plaintiffs as a whole.
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February 07, 2012
MDL Panel Sends Surgical Mesh Battles To W.Va.
Three separate multidistrict litigations accusing medical device makers of manufacturing mesh surgical products for stress urinary incontinence that caused severe damage and pain will be heard in West Virginia federal court, a judicial panel said Tuesday.