Dr. Greg Vigna, national pharmaceutical injury attorney and practicing physician, comments on the vaginal mesh litigation by his law firm. “The Ethicon TVT-O continues to cause serious injuries acutely after implantation or become symptomatic years”…Greg Vigna, MD, JD In July 2021, Ethicon, Inc. was hit with a lawsuit filed by a woman who sustained [...]
Endo has the potential for bankruptcy given their current issues but cases will continue to be filed as latent injuries continue to be caused by mesh devices. "We understand that Endo Pharmaceutical has the potential for bankruptcy given their current debt and problems with the opioid litigation. We will continue to file cases against [...]
AUGS Statement on the Management of Mesh-Related Complications describes unique risks caused by the arms of polypropylene retropubic and transobturator slings “There is clearly a disconnect between what has been published in the literature over the past 10 years regarding the serious neurological pain syndromes caused by mid-urethral slings and what implanting physicians in [...]
Dr. Greg Vigna discusses the unique risks associated with the arms of polypropylene retropubic and transobturator slings. “Extrapelvic pain caused by the arms of retropubic and transobturator slings are responsible for pudendal, obturator, and/or ilioinguinal neuralgia. Some women with transobturator arms report neuropathic pain and weakness involving the ankle and foot as part of [...]
Sling manufacturers have failed to add additional warnings to their instructions for use and to date have not provided a ‘Dear Doctor Letter’ to physicians. “Women continue to be vulnerable to the risk of serious complications associated with Mid-urethral slings”…Una Lee, MD, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Greg Vigna, MD, JD, practicing physician, [...]
Dr. Greg Vigna comments on a recent study that reveals a high number of patients reporting pain that may be caused by mesh arms outside the pelvis. ‘Some patients report pain that may be attributable to nerve impingement from mesh arms that are outside the pelvis (in the groin or in the ischiorectal fossa). [...]
Dr. John Barrett and Dr. Jonathan Oliva were hit with a lawsuit filed by a woman who sustained grievous injuries caused by the implantation of the TVT-O device. “Our position is that the use of TOTs is not reasonable because the risk of neurological injury is not rare and the magnitude of risk is [...]
Martin Baughman is one of the small number of firms willing to go the distance against big pharma for the injuries they cause. “Martin Baughman has taken two Bard IVC filter cases to a successful verdict in five weeks, the latest was a $2.55 million award in Dallas. Today, a third trial begins in [...]
Ben Martin, Esq. A jury awarded $926,000 to a plaintiff in an IVC filter case after unanimously finding that Bard had negligently designed the filter. On Friday, a jury in Portland federal court awarded $926,000 to a plaintiff in an IVC filter case against Bard Peripheral Vascular and C.R. Bard, Inc.Justin Peterson, represented by Martin [...]
The Vigna Law Group comments on recent discussions held in United States federal courts regarding safer design alternatives. “… Because a reasonable alternative design is a required element of design defect and Plaintiffs have not pled that an alternative design exists in their Complaint, they have not stated a plausible claim for relief, and [...]