Florida Plaintiffs Awarded $26.7 Million in Boston Scientific Pinnacle TVM Case

TAMPA, Fla. — Four Florida women who were allegedly injured by Boston Scientific Corp.’s Pinnacle transvaginal mesh devices have been awarded a total of $26.7 million by a Florida federal jury, which determined that the devices were defectively designed and that BSC failed to warn the plaintiffs and their doctors of the risks.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida jury deliberated for four hours before handing down four separate verdicts on Nov. 13. Judge Joseph R. Goodwin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia presided over the trial, which began on …