In re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:12-md-02325

Court:

West Virginia Southern

Nature of Suit:

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Joseph R. Goodwin

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  3. June 03, 2016

    Endo's AMS Settles More Than 100 Suits In Pelvic Mesh MDL

    Endo International plc unit American Medical Systems Inc. on Friday said it has reached compromises in more than 100 injury suits in multidistrict litigation in West Virginia over health complications allegedly caused by a number of vaginal mesh devices.

  4. July 10, 2015

    Endo's AMS Unit Settles More Than 100 Vaginal Mesh Suits

    Endo International PLC unit American Medical Systems Inc. has resolved more than 100 injury suits that were part of consolidated multidistrict litigation over health complications alleged caused by an assortment of vaginal mesh devices, including its Apogee and Perigee products, the device maker said on Friday. 

  5. May 11, 2015

    Endo Settles 100 Vaginal Mesh Suits

    Endo International PLC on Monday reached settlement agreements with more than 100 plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation over its subsidiary American Medical Systems Inc.'s allegedly harmful vaginal mesh products, according to the judge's order dismissing the suits.

  6. April 17, 2015

    AMS Settles More Than 350 Vaginal Mesh Suits

    Endo International PLC on Friday told the West Virginia federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over Endo's American Medical Systems Inc. subsidiary's allegedly harmful vaginal mesh products that it had reached settlements with more than 350 plaintiffs.

  7. September 30, 2014

    Endo Settles 'Substantially All' AMS Vaginal Mesh Claims

    Endo International plc said Tuesday that it has reached settlements with several of the remaining plaintiffs suing Endo's American Medical Systems Inc. subsidiary over allegedly harmful vaginal mesh products, resolving "substantially all" of the claims in the case without admitting any liability or fault.

  8. April 30, 2014

    Endo To Pay $830M To Settle Most Vaginal Mesh Cases

    Endo International PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $830 million to settle "a substantial majority" of the lawsuits its American Medical Systems Inc. subsidiary faces over allegedly harmful vaginal mesh products.

  9. February 20, 2014

    Endo Puts Aside $520M For Vaginal Mesh Litigation

    Endo Health Solutions Inc. anticipates it will cost at least $520 million to settle or otherwise exit the product liability litigation it faces, which primarily consists of thousands of vaginal mesh injury cases, the company said Wednesday.

  10. August 27, 2012

    Endo Claims No Liability In AMS Pelvic Mesh Implants MDL

    Endo Pharmaceuticals urged a West Virginia federal judge on Friday to dismiss charges from multidistrict litigation against it and its subsidiary AMS Holdings Inc. over another subsidiary's pelvic surgical mesh products, saying the companies can't be held liable for damage and pain caused by the items.

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