Confidential Settlement Reached in Mo. Ethicon Gynecare Prolift System Death Case

CAMDENTON, Mo. — A confidential settlement has been reached in an Ethicon Gynecare Prolift System transvaginal mesh case, in which a Missouri man alleged that his wife developed severe infections caused by the device’s propylene mesh, ultimately leading to her death.

The trial against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. began on Jan. 8 in the Camden County (Mo.) Circuit Court with Judge William Hass presiding. A settlement was reached on Jan. 21, sources told HarrisMartin.

According to the plaintiff’s second amended petition, Joan Budke visited Dr. Becky Simpson of the Lake Area Women’s Center in Osage Beach, Mo., complaining …