Mentor ObTape Injury Action Time-Barred under Ill. Law, 11th Cir. Affirms

ATLANTA — A suit brought against Mentor Worldwide LLC (NYSE: J&J) in connection with its ObTape Transobturatory Tape is time-barred under the Illinois statute of limitations because the plaintiff should have been aware of her injuries and their cause by March 2006, a federal appeals court has affirmed.

On Oct. 22, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that in March 2006, the plaintiff knew that her physical problems had something to do with the ObTape sling. At that time, she should have began her inquiry as to who manufactured her sling and whether her complications were due to …