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August 22, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Ties Disputed in Pelvic Mesh Jurisdiction Fight

A fight over whether 90 pelvic mesh cases pending in Philadelphia state court against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary should be transferred to other jurisdictions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's game-changing decision in is focusing on the defendant's contacts with a third-party mesh supplier that is based in Pennsylvania.
4 minute read
August 18, 2017 | National Law Journal

For Plaintiffs Bar, Taking on J&J Means Battling a Shadow Foe

In lobbying and litigation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Johnson & Johnson often draw from the same playbook. One major connection is John Beisner, head of mass torts at Skadden Arps.
64 minute read
August 17, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ethicon Appeals Post-Defense Verdict Move to Damage Hearing in Pelvic Mesh Case

Ethicon, the main defendant in the pelvic mesh mass tort in Philadelphia, is appealing a judge's decision to revive a suit that initially ended in a win for the manufacturer.
11 minute read
August 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge to Take New Look at Jurisdiction in Pelvic Mesh Mass Tort

The judge overseeing the pelvic mesh mass tort in Philadelphia has agreed to reconsider the state court's jurisdiction over 91 cases pending in the venue.
12 minute read
July 25, 2017 | National Law Journal

Consolidated Trials Drawing Fire From Defense as Unfair

In a trial involving four women suing over an allegedly defective transvaginal mesh device, a Miami jury was faced with an assortment of claims. Some of the women felt like they had a ball between their legs. Some had pain during sex, while others didn't. They all went to different doctors, at different times, for different surgeries. But the jury's verdict showed little difference. Each woman got more than $6.5 million.
24 minute read
July 25, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Mercer County Jury Awards $5M in Med Mal Death Case

A Mercer County jury has awarded more than $5 million to the family of man who died following a hip replacement surgery.
7 minute read
July 24, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

J&J's Pelvic Mesh Defense Win Is Reversed

An Ohio woman suing Johnson & Johnson over its surgical pelvic mesh has won a damages hearing a little more than a month after a jury found the product did not cause her claimed damages.
3 minute read
July 24, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Three Pelvic Mesh Cases Moved Out of Phila. Court

Three plaintiffs suing Boston Scientific in Philadelphia over allegedly defective pelvic mesh have agreed to litigate their cases elsewhere in light of the latest jurisdictional pronouncement from the U.S. Supreme Court.
12 minute read
June 22, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ, 'World's Medicine Chest,' May See More Pharma Litigation After 'Bristol-Myers'

Lawyers handling drug-defect suits say New Jersey courts could see an uptick in volume of pharmaceutical and medical device suits in light of this week's Supreme Court ruling in a California case that narrowed access to jurisdiction for out-of-state plaintiffs.
17 minute read
June 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Will 'Bristol-Myers' Exclude Tort Actions From—or Draw Them to—Pa.?

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent game-changing decision in is widely seen as the beginning of the end for mass torts in several venues that have historically attracted large-scale litigation, including California and Missouri. But, for Pennsylvania, the ruling is expected to be much more of a mixed bag, and, according to some, could instead lead to an uptick in suit against certain defendants.
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