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Plaintiff Awarded $1.5 Million In Second Bellwether Trial In Kugel Hernia Patch MDL

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - (Mealey's) The second Kugel surgical patch bellwether trial went to the plaintiff Aug. 23 when a Rhode Island federal court jury awarded $1.5 million to a man who claims that the device caused him internal injuries ( In Re: Kugel...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 7:52 PM by Tom Moylan

Filed under: lawsuit, litigation, punitive damages, torts, MDL, C.R. Bard Inc., hernia patch, Inc., In Re: Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Litigation, personal injury, multidistrict litigation, hernias, Christopher Thorpe v. C.R. Bard, award, Kugel, Laure Thorpe, Christopher Thorpe, medical devices, surgical mesh, Composix Kugel Hernia Patch, surgical patch
1st Bellwether Trial In Kugel Patch MDL Ends In Defense Verdict

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — (Mealey's) The first bellwether trial involving the Kugel surgical mesh patch ended in a defense verdict on April 14 when a Rhode Island federal jury found that the plaintiff had not proven that his injuries were directly...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 11:57 AM by Tom Moylan

Filed under: lawsuit, litigation, Kugel Patch, C.R. Bard Inc., hernia patch, Davol Inc., CK patch, John Whitfield v. Davol, Inc., In Re: Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Litigation