{"id":6759,"date":"2018-03-23T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6759"},"modified":"2018-03-22T14:11:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T14:11:39","slug":"35-million-jury-verdict-injured-vaginal-mesh-implant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/35-million-jury-verdict-injured-vaginal-mesh-implant\/","title":{"rendered":"$35 Million Jury Verdict for Woman Injured by Vaginal Mesh Implant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Indiana federal jury returned a $35 million verdict in favor of Barbara Kaiser who alleged she was injured by a vaginal mesh implant.<\/p>\n<p>The jury\u2019s verdict found that defendants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jnj.com\/\">Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethicon.com\/na\/\">Ethicon Inc.<\/a> were negligent in the design of the trans-vaginal mesh and then chose not to adequately warn patients and physicians of the risk.<\/p>\n<p>Trans-vaginal mesh is used to treat stressed urinary incontinence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/urinary-incontinence-oab\/tc\/pelvic-organ-prolapse-topic-overview#1\">pelvic organ prolapse<\/a>, a condition that occurs when a woman\u2019s bladder or another pelvic organ drops from its normal place and then pushes up against the walls of the vagina.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/35-million-jury-verdict-injured-vaginal-mesh-implant\/#more-6759\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indiana federal jury returned a $35 million verdict in favor of Barbara Kaiser who alleged she was injured by a vaginal mesh implant. 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