Transvaginal mesh (TVM) manufacturer Endo International PLC has agreed to pay $830 million to settle about 20,000 lawsuits that allege its vaginal-mesh implants eroded in some women and left them incontinent and in pain.
Endo’s American...
FDA Seeks Stricter Rules following Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits
A slew of pelvic mesh lawsuits have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to seek stricter rules for makers of the problematic implants.
Pelvic mesh, also known as transvaginal mesh (TVM), has been used for more than 15 years to...
Johnson & Johnson Accused of Destroying Documents in TVM Trial
Trials regarding Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) transvaginal mesh implant (TVM) products have been consolidated and taking place in West Virginia. On February 4, 2014, the federal magistrate judge found that J&J destroyed thousands of...