C.R. Bard, Ethicon, and Atrium Medical Corp. are all under fire for personal injury lawsuits involving their defective hernia mesh products. These manufacturers have a responsibility to design medical devices that are safe for patients. When it was discovered that one of these companies sold defective hernia mesh devices, they had to issue a recall. By this time, there are usually thousands of innocent people who have already used their defective products for their hernia surgery and have suffered severe health complications. This has resulted in numerous lawsuits being filed. Those who were harmed have the option to demand compensation to pay for medical bills and personal injuries caused by hernia mesh complications.

Cases involving the hernia mesh Physiomesh are progressing towards trial. They are part of multi-district litigation in the Northern District of Georgia. This follows a recall of the hernia mesh made by Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The product was recalled because the mesh frequently failed and required additional surgeries to replace the mesh or to repair the hernia. Currently, bellwether cases are proceeding through the discovery phases of the trial. The cases are about to enter the expert phase where information is obtained from scientific experts regarding their opinion of the product that will be introduced at trial. The bellwether cases are scheduled to begin going to trial in December 2019. Once the initial case concludes, there will be an additional ten cases selected from the multi-district pool that will then proceed to trial. When a defendant is unsuccessful during the bellwether phase of the litigation, it gives them an impetus to settle the rest of the lawsuits that they face.