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The motion also says the transfer will further “the convenience of the parties and witnesses,” since each of the plaintiffs will be deposing the same witnesses and obtaining the same corporate documents to prove their respective cases. As for the venue, Plaintiffs indicate that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California is the most appropriate because most cases are already pending in that Court and it has the capacity and capability to effectively manage an Atrium ProLite and ProLoop MDL, reported aboutlawsuits.com.
Atrium ProLite and ProLoop Mesh
The ProLite and ProLoop surgical mesh implants are made by Atrium, a medical device company based in New Hampshire. Atrium is already facing thousands of mesh lawsuits with its C-Qur mesh and now its ProLite and ProLoop complaints are similar: the products are defective because the mesh is made with polypropylene material that the body rejects: when the body identifies a foreign object it triggers an immune system result that can result in serious health problems.
Another problem is that the polypropylene contracts and expands inside the body, allowing cracks to form. These cracks can result in nerve and tissue fibers getting trapped in them, causing severe pain. Several studies have determined that these cracks occur in 35-50% of cases using polypropylene surgical mesh implants within four weeks after surgery. Lawsuits claim that Atrium knew about these problems but chose to ignore the reports and continued to market its mesh products.
Other Hernia Mesh MDL's
READ MORE SURGICAL MESH LEGAL NEWS
- Atrium C-Qur Mesh MDL (In re: Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur Mesh Products Liability Litigation – MDL-2753)
- Bard Hernia Mesh MDL (In re: Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Lit. – MDL-2846).
- Ethicon Hernia Mesh MDL (In re: Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Lit.– MDL-2782)
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