Patients undergoing hernia repair surgery without a mesh implant have a 71% chance of needing follow-up surgery after four years, compared to 39% for those who undergo hernia mesh repair surgery.
Manufacturer failed to search for ProGrip and Symbotex implant documents, despite years of pretrial proceedings, requiring plaintiffs to obtain an extension for deadlines in the hernia mesh lawsuits
If parties reach an impasse on global Bard hernia mesh settlement negotiations, the judge may begin remanding thousands of claims back to their U.S. District Courts nationwide for individual trials dates
The order comes as hernia mesh lawyers continue to prepare a group of six Covidien lawsuits for early bellwether trials, which are expected to begin in 2025.
If lawyers reach an impasse in Bard hernia mesh settlement negotiations by late May, Judge Sargus will then start remanding thousands of cases to U.S. District Courts nationwide for individual trial dates.
Last month, the trial date for this fourth bellwether lawsuit was vacated, after the Court determined enough early test cases had gone before juries for the parties to pursue a global Bard hernia mesh settlement.
Final Bard hernia mesh bellwether trial set to begin in April 2024 has been cancelled, as the MDL judge calls for 3-4 months of global settlement negotiations before remanding claims to U.S. District Courts nationwide.
Manufacturer indicates that a final Bard hernia mesh bellwether trial should go forward in April 2024, before the Court considers any remand process.
A fourth Bard hernia mesh lawsuit is slated for a bellwether trial in April, which will be the last case to go before a jury in the MDL, setting the stage for thousands of claims to be returned to U.S. District Courts nationwide.
With thousands of Bard hernia mesh lawsuits pending in the federal court system, a fourth bellwether trial will be held in the spring, involving allegations that defects with Bard 3DMax caused painful and permanent injuries.
