In re Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, A-5685-10T4; Appellate Division; opinion by Ashrafi, J.A.D.; concurrence by Sabatino, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication June 1, 2012. Before Judges A.A. Rodríguez, Sabatino and Ashrafi. On appeal from the Law Division, Atlantic County, L-6341-10. [Sat below: Judge Higbee.] DDS No. 32-2-6475 [55 pp.]
Defendants Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. designed, manufactured, marketed and sold pelvic mesh medical devices used primarily to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. In a public health notification issued on Oct. 20, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration warned health-care practitioners about “serious” complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh.
