{"id":465,"date":"2014-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/73-million-awarded-in-vaginal-mesh-implant-case\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:36","slug":"73-million-awarded-in-vaginal-mesh-implant-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/73-million-awarded-in-vaginal-mesh-implant-case\/","title":{"rendered":"$73 million awarded in vaginal mesh implant case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you have heard commercials asking for women who have been injured through vaginal mesh implants to come forward, you are not alone. A woman in Texas who was harmed by such an implant was reportedly awarded $73 million, which included $23 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. In fact, according to a recent Bloomberg.com report, Boston Scientific, the maker of the Obtryx sling, is facing more than 12,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/medical-malpractice.html\">lawsuits<\/a> where women who used the product have complained of severe organ damage as the slings eroded within their bodies.<\/p>\n<p>The damages obviously would lead to severe pains and additional surgical procedures, and could further lead to limitations on performing normal life activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly ordered Boston Scientific and a number of vaginal implant makers to study the rates of organ damage attributable to such products two years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/73-million-awarded-in-vaginal-mesh-implant-case\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading $73 million awarded in vaginal mesh implant case\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 If you have heard commercials asking for women who have been injured through vaginal mesh implants to come forward, you are not alone. A woman in Texas who was harmed by such an implant was reportedly awarded $73 million, which included $23 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. 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