Legal Updates
Hospital Patients Implanted With Recalled Kugel Mesh Patch
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
On May 6, 2008 information was released announcing that a total of seven patients at two Virginia hospitals were implanted with the defective, and recalled Davol Bard Kugel Mesh Hernia Patches. Four patients were at Sentara Virginia Beach General, and the other three were at Sentara Leigh in Norfolk. FDA…
Sissonville woman sues over recalled medical product used in surgery
Friday, January 18, 2008
A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against the manufacturers of a recalled product that was used during her hernia operation. Frances Landers of Sissonville with her husband Kenneth D. Landers, filed the suit Dec. 21 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Davol Inc. and Thomas Memorial Hospital. Landers claims…
Suit alleges hernia repair patches caused infection
Thursday, January 03, 2008
After having several surgeries to repair hernias, Marion Teague began to experience abdominal pain and inflammation. Teague claims the mesh patch used to repair the hernias had become infected, requiring additional surgery to remove the patch. The Arkansas resident filed a product liability suit against the hernia repair patches manufacturer,…
Federal court in R.I. given key role in Davol suits
Monday, October 22, 2007
For the first time, lawsuits filed throughout the country about the same issue are being transferred to the U.S. District Court in Providence for pretrial proceedings and possible settlement. Since its creation, in 1968, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has centralized about 250,000 lawsuits, including high-profile litigation over asbestos,…
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