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Bellwether Trial Opening in Vaginal Mesh MDL
In the first bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation over the Ethicon vaginal mesh pelvic repair system, U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin of the Southern District of West Virginia reversed himself, ruling Feb. 3 that the plaintiffs will have to establish a safer alternative design in order to show that Ethicon is strictly liable for alleged design defects in a product that addresses female pelvic prolapse.
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