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Composix Kugel Patch
C.R. Bard to Settle Most Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Lawsuits
Jul 5, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
Nearly six years after the first Composix Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch recall was announced by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), C.R. Bard...
Defense Wins First Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Trial
Apr 16, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Davol, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc. have scored a victory in the first Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch to go to trial in the multidistrict litigation currently...
Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Victim Tells His Story
Apr 5, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
The plaintiff in an important Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch lawsuit told his story in a federal courtroom last week. John Whitfield's lawsuit is one...
Federal Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Trial Set to Start
Mar 29, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
The first trial in the massive Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch multidistrict litigation is scheduled to start today. The first case set for trial is...
Man Killed by Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, Family Wants to Warn Others
Jun 10, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Aaron Menendez endured two years following implantation of a Bard Composix Kugel mesh hernia patch before he suffered a serious infection and died...
Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Used At Virginia Hospitals Long After Recall
Jun 9, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
The defective Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch - recalled several years ago - was mistakenly implanted in seven patients at two Virginia hospitals. At...
Defective Medical Devices Show Need for More Regulation
Feb 8, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Defective medical devices like Stryker hip implants, Medtronic Defibrillators and the Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch have injured countless people. ...
Court Expands Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Litigation
Jan 28, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
The maker of the defective Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch will now have to face even more lawsuits over faulty hernia patches. Earlier this month, a...
Man Sues Maker of Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch for Infections Following Hernia Surgery
Jan 4, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
An Arkansas man is suing the makers of the Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, alleging that a hernia patch made by Davol and its parent company Bard...
Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Defects Put Patients at Risk, Yet Davol Waited Before Issuing Recall
Nov 14, 2007
| Parker Waichman LLP
The recalled Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch was supposed to eliminate dangerous complications from hernia surgeries. Before the Davol Composix Kugel...
