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Mass action versus class action Thank you for the question. The lawsuits currently pending against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson are known as a "mass action." The hip implant lawsuits are personal injury cases, and each plaintiff files their own individual case against the hip implant manufacturer. Because causation and damages are individual in nature, personal injury cases like the DePuy hip implant lawsuits are typically done as a "mass" tort. In a mass tort, many people suffer a similar...
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I am sorry to hear of the complications you have suffered. Unfortunately, your experience is not atypical. There are a number of potential problems with the slings and vaginal mesh patches. For example, the mesh material may not be biologically inert and therefore causes an immune response from the recipient’s body. Additionally, the slings and mesh patches may not be appropriate for transvaginal implant. In performing the procedure transvaginally the surgeon has very little space in which to...