Trial Underway in California Ethicon Abbrevo Transvaginal Mesh Case

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Trial is underway in a California transvaginal mesh lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. of hiding the risks associated with their Gynecare TVT Abbrevo Sling System.

Trial commenced in the Kern County (Calif.) Superior Court on Jan. 26, with Judge Lorna Brumfield presiding.

According to the complaint filed in April 2013, Dr. Hung T. Luu implanted Colleen Perry with Ethicon’s Gynecare TVT Abbrevo Sling System in March 2011 to treat her stress urinary incontinence. Perry was forced to undergo revision surgery in January 2012, during which the device was explanted and she has since suffered …