Evidence Concerning Polypropylene Used in Pinnacle TVM Device May Be Presented at Trial, Judge Rules

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — Plaintiffs in a transvaginal mesh case may present evidence concerning the Marlex polypropylene used by Boston Scientific Corp. in its Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair Kit, a West Virginia federal judge has ruled, explaining that the methods by which BSC acquired polypropylene resin is relevant to the claims.

In a Feb. 12 order, Judge Joseph R. Goodwin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia also denied as premature BSC’s motion to exclude evidence of its procurement of polypropylene resin from a Chinese distributor, explaining that such evidence is potentially relevant to the …