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Court upholds $1.5M verdict in hernia patch test case 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: February 15, 2011

Tags: hernia patch litigation, Kugel mesh, Kugel mesh hernia patch

A federal judge in Rhode Island has denied a motion for a new trial in the second bellwether case in the Kugel mesh hernia patch litigation.

Defense wins first hernia patch trial 

By: Nora Tooher
Published: April 21, 2010

Tags: hernia patch litigation, Kugel mesh, MDL

A hernia patch manufactured by Davol did not cause a California man’s severe bowel injuries, a Rhode Island jury has found.

First hernia mesh trial set for end of March 

By: Nora Tooher
Published: March 1, 2010

Tags: hernia patch litigation, product liability

The first of four bellwether trials in the hernia patch multi-district litigation is set for March 29 in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I.

Counsel change spurs progress in hernia mesh litigation 

By: Nora Tooher
Published: September 3, 2009

Tags: hernia patch litigation

The Kugel hernia mesh litigation – which alleges that breakage of the mesh causes patients infections and injuries – is moving forward with a series of settlements and a change in defense counsel.

Hernia patch litigation moves forward 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 27, 2009

Tags: hernia patch litigation

Lawsuits over the Kugel mesh hernia patch are moving forward, with the first suits in the multi-district litigation set for trial this fall.

The suits claim that the patch is defectively designed, because it includes a plastic ring that can break off inside patients and cause the mesh to ball up or migrate, leading to perforation, infections and bowel injuries like fistulization and peritonitis.