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Punitive Damages Transvaginal Mesh

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Fourth Circuit Upholds $1.75 Million Punitive Damages Award In Transvaginal Mesh Case

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About a month ago, we reported on a Delaware trial court decision reducing a $75 million punitive award to $7.5 million in a transvaginal mesh case. Last week, in what we believe to be the first appellate decision in one of...more

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Delaware Superior Court Cuts Punitive Damages In Transvaginal Mesh Case

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Last week, we posted about a $10 million award of punitive damages in a product liability action against a manufacturer of hip implants.  We explained our view that the award was excessive, in part because hundreds of similar...more

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The Boston Mesh Litigation

Mesh products have been regularly used to repair abdominal hernias since the 1950s. In the 1970s, gynecologists used surgical mesh products designed for abdominal hernia repair to repair prolapsed organs....more

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Punitive Damages Awarded in J&J Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

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Reuters recently reported that a California state court jury (in the case of Perry et al v. Luu et al, Superior Court of the State of California, Kern County, No. 5-1500-CV-279123) awarded $5.7 Million to plaintiff Coleen...more

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