Jury Awards $100 Million in Transvaginal Mesh Trial
A Delaware jury ordered transvaginal mesh manufacturer Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman who claimed she was injured by the company’s mesh implant. The implanted mesh caused serious complications for the 51-year-old woman and despite two follow-up surgeries to fix the problem she still has pieces of the device in her body continuing to cause her pain. The jury found that Boston Scientific was negligent in the design and manufacture of the mesh device and failed to warn doctors and patients about the risks associated with the product. Boston Scientific intends to appeal the verdict.
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