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Editor: Bob Binstock, Attorney at Law
Profession: Defective Medical Device Attorney

Category: Mesh Patch Lawsuits

Over two years after the FDA issued a Class I recall of certain Kugel Mesh Hernia Patches new lawsuits are still being filed. As recently as last week an Arkansas man, Marion Teague, filed a product liability lawsuit against C.R. Bard and Davol Inc. on December 28 alleging that a defective Kugel Mesh patch caused his injury. Teague claims that after several surgeries to repair hernias he began to experience intense abdominal pain and inflammation. Teague says this was due to an infection caused by a defective patch. Teague required an additional surgery to have the patch removed. He is now seeking compensation for his injuries.

Although Teague is an Arkansas resident he is arguing for the case to be tried in Texas because the surgeries at issue occurred in Texas. Hundreds of lawsuits have already been filed for similar injuries and have been consolidated to Rhode Island for pretrial proceedings.

The suit claims the defendants, Bard and Davol, are negligent for designing an unreasonably dangerous product, failing to reduce patch malfunction in the product design, failing to provide adequate warnings or instructions and failing to monitor its manufacturing process to prevent the defective patch from reaching consumers.

Teague is seeking over $75,000 in compensation for past and future medical bills, mental anguish, and loss of earning capacity among other damages.