PHILADELPHIA, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A Philadelphia jury awarded more than
$80 million to a 75-year-old woman in
a transvaginal mesh lawsuit against Ethicon, a subsidiary of
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). The verdict was delivered in the
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
on May 17, 2019 and also included
$50 million in punitive damages.
MyPhillyLawyer, a Philadelphia-based personal injury law firm,
worked on the case in collaboration with attorneys at Kline &
Specter. The verdict marked the eighth time a Philadelphia jury has awarded substantial
damages to a plaintiff in a defective mesh case.
"Knowing when and who to partner with on complex matters is more
important than you realize," said Dean
Weitzman, managing partner of MyPhillyLawyer.
"MyPhillyLawyer received a call from a woman suffering from a
defective product. Our team jumped into high gear, gathering all of
the necessary information, preserving all of the evidence and, at
the right time, partnering with the premier litigation firm
handling transvaginal mesh litigation in the United States. Partners at each firm met
regularly to discuss and strategize on the litigation."
Plaintiff Patricia Mesigian of
Media, Pennsylvania, suffered
multiple injuries after the erosion of an Ethicon transvaginal mesh
implant she received in 2008 to treat organ prolapse. She alleged
that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) failed to provide adequate
warnings about the safety issues linked to the defective
device.
"Our client wisely chose MyPhillyLawyer, and for the same single
legal fee, had the attention and work product of two premier law
firms," said Weitzman. "The end result was a six-week trial
culminating in an $80 million
verdict. It all began at MyPhillyLawyer."
MyPhillyLawyer has a history of success with a broad range of
defective product cases including dangerous medical devices. The
Philadelphia law firm has
recovered over $500 million for its
clients through various personal injury lawsuits.
Transvaginal mesh is a synthetic medical implant used to treat
stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse among
women. Defective devices can cause serious injuries including
infections, internal bleeding and organ perforation.
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