Dr. Greg Vigna comments on AUG's failure to recognize the chronic pain that results from the foreign body response of the mesh implantation. “Do not use single-incision sub-urethral short mesh sling insertion except as part of a clinical trial….Do not offer a transobturator approach unless there are specific clinical circumstances in which the retropubic [...]
On February 11, 2021 Judge Goodwin entered an order closing the Boston Scientific Corp.’s MDL case because “all substantive matters have concluded in this MDL. Dr. Greg Vigna, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, practicing physician, and expert in Life Care Planning, comments, “My firm was the first to have a case involving pudendal neuralgia filed [...]
Dr. Greg Vigna discusses the hope that Dr. Holly Ritcher will protect women by moving to ban transobturator slings from the marketplace. “Dr. Holly Richter is in position to improve the reputation of American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) which has failed to protect women from the dangers of transvaginal mesh. I believe she will do [...]
Defense experts and key opinion leaders for mesh manufacturers have known for years about the unreasonable risks of transobturator polypropylene devices. “I represent many women with pudendal neuralgia and/or obturator neuralgia whose injuries began just after transobturator procedures. This includes many cases of late onset cases and “trans-obturator meshes like Prolift and TVT-O are [...]
Attorney on the frontlines, trying to end the vaginal mesh debacle, releases podcast. “My firm represents a number of women with pudendal neuralgia caused by the Obtryx sling. There is no question that the Covid-19 crisis has caused a delay in cases moving forward to trial, but we are hopeful that delay will be [...]
The Vigna Law Group comments on a lawsuit filed against Johnson and Johnson Inc. from a woman who was injured by the defective TVT-O sling. “Brave women with pudendal neuralgia and obturator neuralgia continue to reject inadequate settlement offers to pursue individual litigation against Ethicon. They actually have no real choice.” Greg Vigna, MD, [...]
Dr. Greg Vigna follows-up on his January 23, 2019 Press Release: “Transobturator transvaginal mesh slings: Scars Remain on the Pudendal Nerve” Dr. Greg Vigna, practicing physician, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, Certified Life Care Planner states, “Since my January 23, 2019 article much has changed: The NICE recommendations from Great Britain have essentially halted the [...]
Dr. Greg Vigna discusses the evaluation of pudendal neuralgia cases from the MDL. “Of the approximately 39,616 cases originally filed in or transferred to the Ethicon MDL, only a handful remain”… Honorable Judge Goodwin (Case 2:12-md-02327 Document 9192) Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, practicing physician, Certified Life Care Planner states, “We [...]
Mesh manufacturers' product warnings have not done enough to allow physicians and patients to truly appraise the risks versus benefits of using these devices. “We are seeing some mesh loving implanters of transobturator slings who are oblivious to both the NICE recommendations and human anatomy stating the absurd, and at other times implanting doctors [...]
Dr. Greg Vigna comments on the vaginal mesh litigation and medical malpractice cases retained by his law. “Medical malpractice cases and pharmaceutical injury cases are about the costs of future care. Without significant money damages staring them in the face, mesh manufacturers think they are invulnerable. With harm comes fear.” Greg Vigna, MD, JD, [...]