Johns v. CR Bard et al

  1. October 08, 2021

    New Trial Sought In CR Bard Hernia Mesh Bellwether

    A man who alleges he was injured by faulty hernia mesh made by C.R. Bard Inc. and its subsidiary Davol Inc. is asking for a new trial, saying the company flagrantly disregarded several court orders about the evidence it could introduce, which unfairly prejudiced the jury against him.

  2. September 09, 2021

    Jury Hands CR Bard A Win In Ohio Hernia Mesh Bellwether

    An Ohio federal jury has given C.R. Bard Inc. and its subsidiary Davol Inc. a win in the first bellwether over allegations that its Ventralight ST hernia mesh is defective, finding no liability on the companies' part for injuries a man says he sustained as a result of those alleged defects.

  3. September 03, 2021

    Bard Denied Early Win In Hernia Mesh Bellwether

    An Ohio federal judge has shot down C.R. Bard Inc.'s mid-trial attempt to avoid a jury verdict in the first multidistrict litigation bellwether case related to its hernia mesh, finding that every argument the medical device maker presented is "patently" an issue for the jury to decide.

  4. January 20, 2021

    Bard Mesh Expert's Bellwether Testimony 'Irrelevant': Patient

    A bellwether plaintiff accusing C.R. Bard Inc. of causing injuries with its defective hernia mesh asked an Ohio federal judge Tuesday to bar one of Bard's witnesses, a biomaterials expert, from testifying at trial, calling the expert's opinions irrelevant to his case.

  5. December 04, 2020

    'Lifesaving' Claim Barred In Hernia Mesh Bellwether Trial

    A medical device maker and its subsidiary cannot argue that their hernia mesh implant is a "lifesaving device" in the first case to go to trial in sprawling multidistrict litigation accusing the manufacturer of concealing design defects, an Ohio federal judge has ruled.