On June 2, 2017, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) created a new MDL for the federal lawsuits alleging injury caused by the synthetic hernia repair product, Physiomesh, filed against Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson. In the June 2nd order, the JPML ordered the transfer of the cases to the U.S. District Court for the Northern...
HERNIA MESH LITIGATION UPDATE – Hearing Set for MDL in Ethicon Physiomesh Cases
On May 25, 2017 the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will hold a hearing on the motion filed by claimants/plaintiffs to create a new MDL for the Physiomesh Flexible Composite hernia mesh cases filed against Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson. A MDL is a type of legal proceeding that helps federal courts efficiently manage many...
Hernia Mesh Complications – Litigation Update
Lawsuits have been filed and many more are expected to be filed resulting from injuries alleged to be caused by the synthetic hernia repair product, Physiomesh, sold by Ethicon, Inc./Johnson & Johnson, (as well as C-Qur, sold by Atrium Medical Corporation). The lawsuits alleged that these hernia mesh products are defective and that Ethicon and...