Verdict: $33,684,140. This case involved product liability claims for defective design involving an IVC Filter device. The case produced the first verdict for plaintiff in a case against the Rex Medical involving an IVC filter.
Verdicts & Settlements
Verdicts
Tracy Reed-Brown v. Rex Medical L.P., Cause No. 00241
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Jeffrey Pavlock v. Cook Inc., et al., Cause No. 2017-03885
Harris County, Texas
Verdict: $1,240,500. This case involved product liability claims for defective design and inadequate warnings involving an IVC Filter device. The case produced the first verdict for plaintiff in a case against the Cook Entities involving an IVC filter.
Perry v. Ethicon, et al, Cause No. S-1500-CV-279123
Kern County, California
Verdict: $5,700,000 verdict for Plaintiff. This case involved product liability claims for defective design and inadequate warnings relating to a pelvic mesh device. It was the first trial involving Defendant’s TVT-Abbrevo medical device and produced the first plaintiff’s verdict in a TVT-Abbrevo case.
Salazar v. Boston Scientific, Corp. et al., Cause No. DC-12-14349
Dallas County, Texas
United States in 2014. This case involved claims for defective design and inadequate warnings relating to a pelvic mesh device. It produced the first verdict for a plaintiff in a pelvic mesh case against Boston Scientific.
Batiste v. Johnson & Johnson, et al, Cause No. DC-12-14350
Dallas County, Texas
Verdict: $ 1,200,000 verdict for Plaintiff. This case involved claims for defective design and inadequate warnings relating to a pelvic mesh device. This was the first trial, and first plaintiff’s verdict, in a TVT-O case.
Anderson v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cause No. 2330 EDA 2014
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Verdict: $3,000,000. This product liability action alleged that the defendant failed to warn plaintiff of the risks of birth defects associated with the prescription drug Topamax.
Settlements
In Re: Bard IVC filters Product Liability Litigation
Resolution of approximately 1400 cases against medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard, Inc. involving its IVC filter products.
In Re: Ethicon, Inc. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of over 1700 cases against medical device manufacturers Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon involving its pelvic mesh products.
In Re:Boston Scientific Corp. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of 6000 cases against medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation involving its pelvic mesh products.
In Re: C.R. Bard, Inc. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of over 1200 cases against medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard, Inc. involving its pelvic mesh products.
In Re: Coloplast Corp. Pelvic Support Systems Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of over 300 cases against medical device manufacturer Coloplast Corporatation involving its pelvic mesh products.
In Re: American Medical Systems, Inc. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of over 1300 cases against medical device manufacturer American Medical Systems involving its pelvic mesh products.
In Re: Covidien LP Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of over 500 cases against medical device manufacturer Covidien LP involving its pelvic mesh products.
In Re: Gore & Associates, Inc. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation
Mass resolution of cases against medical device manufacturer Gore & Associates, Inc. involving its pelvic mesh products.
In Re: Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of several hundred cases involving multi-state plaintiffs against pharmaceutical company over its prescription drug Avandia.
In Re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of several hundred cases involving multi-state plaintiffs against pharmaceutical company over its prescription drug Actos.
In Re: Seroquel Products Liability Litigation
Mass resolution of several thousand cases involving multi-state plaintiffs against pharmaceutical company over its prescription drug Seroquel.
In Re: Zyprexa Products Liability Litigation
Mass resolution of approximately one thousand cases involving multi-state plaintiffs against pharmaceutical company over its prescription drug Zyprexa.
In Re: Vioxx® Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
Resolution of several hundred cases in this court-administered settlement involving multi-state plaintiffs against pharmaceutical company over its prescription drug Vioxx.
In Re: Rezulin Products Liability Litigation
Mass resolution of several thousand cases involving multi-state plaintiffs against pharmaceutical company over its prescription drug Rezulin.
