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One Manufacturer Settles With Thousands of Transvaginal Mesh Claimants
American Medical Systems Inc. (AMS), a subsidiary of Endo International PLC, announced April 30 that it had settled 20,000 claims against it brought by users of its transvaginal mesh devices. These devices, which are used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, have caused patients to suffer bleeding and pain, the plaintiffs say. For some, additional surgery to remove the devices has been required. AMS's $830 million settlement is the largest to result from the thousands of transvaginal mesh injury suits recently lodged against several device manufacturers, including Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific Corp. Those larger companies are not expected to follow AMS's lead.
“It's going to be a busy year,” said Harry Bell of The Bell Law Firm in Charleston, WV, liaison co-counsel for the plaintiffs in the mesh litigation. “The landscape of TVM [transvaginal mesh] is going to be drastically different at the end of the year. We've already seen one huge change,” said Bell, referring to the AMS settlement. “The official position of the other defendants ' we're talking about Bard, Ethicon, and Boston Scientific ' is they are prepared to fight this,” Bell said. “They think ' there's nothing wrong with [their products], and they're aggressively fighting ' .”
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