Texas Federal Judge Dismisses Transvaginal Mesh Claims for Lack of Jurisdiction

HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the claims of 76 plaintiffs who allege they were injured by Ethicon Inc.’s transvaginal mesh products, ruling that the defendants lack the requisite contacts with Texas.

On Nov. 10, Judge Kenneth Hoyt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas found Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson’s operations in Texas “are not so substantial and of such nature as to render them at home in the state.”

Between 2005 and 2012, 73 women were implanted with Ethicon’s Gynecare Prolift Pelvic Floor Repair System and allegedly experienced …