Injury Lawyer Blog
A woman who suffered from complications regarding her Ethicon’s Prolift transvaginal mesh has been awarded $2.1 million in damages. A Pennsylvania jury awarded her more than $2 million after it had been discovered that the mesh had deteriorated while in her body resulting in unwanted negative side effects.
In total, this was the fourth consecutive decision in the Pennsylvania court system regarding transvaginal mesh rendered against Johnson & Johnson, and its Ethicon division. Overall, thousands of women have filed suit or are in the process of filing suit against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon because of complications, or the negative side effects in various forms, resulting from their transvaginal mesh procedure, due to the type of mesh used in those procedures.
The woman involved in the most recent litigation underwent a mesh procedure in 2006. During this procedure, Prolift mesh was implanted in order to assist in treating her pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Although, according to the complaint, due to the the type of mesh that was used throughout the procedure she sustained serious permanent and complications. These severe complications included pelvic pain, incontinence, urinary tract infections as well as excruciating pain during sexual intercourse.
Ultimately, this marks the fourth ruling in favor of the plaintiffs of transvaginal mesh lawsuits in Pennsylvania. The previous three cases were awarded in the amounts of $20 million, $13.5 million and $12.5 million.
If you or a loved one has been implanted with transvaginal mesh and have experienced any unwanted complications, mesh erosion, urinary tract infections, revision surgery, or any other treatment, please contact Naumes Law Group for a free consultation at 844-826-8445 or online at www.naumeslaw.com.