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Law firm planning hundreds of pelvic mesh lawsuits against doctors
A Sydney-based law firm has over 200 lawsuits in the pipeline against medical professionals across the country seeking compensation for injuries caused by allegedly dangerous pelvic mesh implants.
Drunks and prostitutes: Down N’ Out trade mark evokes Sin City, not In-N-Out, court told
Sydney's Down N' Out Burgers has rejected claims that it appropriated the trade mark of US burger chain In-N-Out, telling a court at the close of trial that the founders were inspired by the success of the American company but wanted to evoke the idea of Sin City, not speedy service.
‘No reason in logic’ why Ethicon pelvic mesh class should not be expanded, judge says
A judge has signed off on the lead applicants' bid to expand the current group definition in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over allegedly defective vaginal mesh products, saying there was "no reason in logic" why the request should be denied.
AMS liable after putting its name on faulty mesh implants, class action claims
By putting its name on allegedly defective vaginal mesh implants, American Medical Systems held itself out as the manufacture of those devices, according to an amended class action pleading that addresses the medical device maker's assertion that a subsidiary made the devices after May 2012.
Ethicon pelvic mesh class wants expanded group definition, again
A class action against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over allegedly faulty pelvic mesh implants is once more vying for an expanded group definition ahead of settlement talks as the clock ticks down to judgment.
Ethicon loses bid for class closure order in pelvic mesh case
The judge overseeing a class action against Ethicon over allegedly faulty pelvic mesh implants has shot down the device maker's bid for a class closure order.
Class fights to use settlement evidence in Ethicon pelvic mesh case
A class action against Ethicon over allegedly faulty pelvic mesh implants wants introduce confidential evidence from prior settlement negotiations as it attempts to shut down the medical device maker's class closure application.
Ethicon wants class closure order in pelvic mesh case
Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon is seeking a class closure order in the pelvic mesh class action, as the company prepares to enter mediation.
AMS says vaginal mesh claims don’t meet bar for class action
Medical device maker AMS has told the Federal Court that claims in a class action against it over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants did not meet the standard for a representative proceeding.
AMS loses bid to restrict group size in pelvic mesh class action
The judge overseeing a class action against American Medical Systems over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has rejected the medical device maker's bid to alter the start date for a sub-group of class members.