With 10,000 lawsuits pending, Medtronic’s hernia mesh faces its first jury

Larry Patterson is among the thousands of patients who’ve sued Medtronic over injuries they allege are caused by a surgical ...
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Mesh is no better than sutures for hiatal hernia repair, long-term study finds

Researchers led by Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, have conducted a long-term study regarding the use of mesh reinforcement in hiatal hernia repair for patients with gastroesophageal reflux ...
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BD Settles Thousands of Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

The settlement is confidential but, in its most recent quarterly report, BD disclosed accruals for the hernia product liability claims, plus related legal defense costs, of about $1.7 billion on June ...
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Medical device maker Becton Dickinson sued over alleged hernia mesh monopoly

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Becton Dickinson (BDX.N), opens new tab has been sued by a rival medical device manufacturer for allegedly thwarting competition in the U.S. market for surgical hernia ...

Medtronic faces first trial in US hernia mesh injury cases

Medical device manufacturer Medtronic went on trial on Wednesday in the first case to reach a jury out of thousands of lawsuits by people who claim they were injured by defective hernia-repair mesh ...