Settlements in pelvic mesh cases against two device-makers have come to light in recent days, with CR Bard Inc. signing off on close to 150 cases that involved West Virginia multi-district litigation (MDL), while Johnson & Johnson paid $5 million to settle a single case in New Jersey.
Judge Joseph Goodwin of the US District Court for Western Virginia, who has been overseeing the MDL suits, announced on April 25 that the court was dismissing 149...