A hernia is caused when an organ, fatty tissue or intestine bulges out from a damaged or weakened body area. Typically, hernias occur in the abdominal wall and are termed as ventral hernias. Symptoms such as nausea, severe pain, infection and other complications lead to surgery. Over one million hernia repair surgeries are done every year as reported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But there have been plenty of complications associated with it.
The following symptoms are suggestive of the complications from the hernia mesh is flawed in nature:
The following symptoms are suggestive of the complications from the hernia mesh is flawed in nature:
• Chronic pain
• Organ perforation or puncture
• Mesh erosion
• Severe infection in the surgical area
• Allergic reaction from the mesh quality
• Hernia recurrence
• Intestinal fistulae
• Abscesses
• Bowel perforation
The main legal issue that these hernia mesh attorneys fight for in the lawsuits hernia mesh devices is that the devices shrink inside the patient's body. Plaintiff attorneys argue as part of the lawsuits that the products were poorly designed and need unnecessary repairs and injuries.
Victims with the above mentioned injuries from a hernia mesh can seek for the following damage awards in the lawsuit:
• Past and future medical expenses that resulted from the hernia mesh injuries such as infection treatment, additional corrective surgeries, perforations, and bowel obstructions
• Cost of the post care treatment that was needed from chronic pain
• Past and future loss of wages
• Past and future loss of the inability to earn in future
• Punitive damages if appropriate
Till date, over $1.1 billion has already been paid by the companies to settle for the vaginal mesh and hernia mesh lawsuit settlements. There have been some very prominent settlements and verdicts pertaining to the hernia mesh cases. There are a number of hernia mesh class action lawsuits that have been filed against the manufacturers along with the multidistrict litigation (MDL) procedures.
With the experienced team of attorneys, Bernstein, DeCailly & Marshall, PLLC have come together in order to help thousands of victims to help them get their rightful compensation after they have been affected by the defective drugs and devices. Visit http://bdmlawyers.com or dial 844-875-4747 to get a free and legal consultation from the experts. Find out whether you are entitled for the financial compensation.
