This week, a New Jersey jury has handed down another substantial verdict in the most recent pelvic mesh lawsuit. The product liability verdict states C.R. Bard must pay out compensatory damages totaling $33 million and punitive damages totaling $35 million.
The reasoning behind this multi-million dollar verdict was that C.R. Bard overall failed to warn doctors about their mesh product’s potential negative side effects and risks. Accordingly, C.R. Bard’s mesh products were deemed deficient and unsafe.
The plaintiff in this caseMary McGinnis was implanted with the company’s Avaulta Solo Support System and Align Trans-Obturator Urethral Support System in 2009. After undergoing her implant procedure involving the C.R. Bard mesh products she experienced multiple unwanted negative side effects. The unwanted results lead to McGinnis filing a product liability claim against the company in 2011.