Superior Court of New Jersey - Bergen County
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Subscriber alleges Spotify illegally discloses user information to Facebook
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — A New Jersey man claims Spotify discloses information on its users' viewed content to Facebook without subscriber consent. -
Contractor can't be added to New Jersey slip-and-fall case
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A woman who sued a pharmacy store chain in New Jersey over her slip-and-fall injuries in 2014 won't be allowed to add a Georgia-based general contractor to her already arbitrated case, a state appellate court recently ruled. -
Jury hits C.R. Bard with $35 million in punitive damages in N.J. pelvic mesh implant trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A jury on April 13 hit New Jersey maker of mesh implant devices C.R. Bard with $35 million in punitive damages in addition to the $33 million in compensatory damages awarded the previous day for the alleged physical damage its mesh device caused a North Carolina woman. -
Jury awards woman $23 million in C.R. Bard implant trial in New Jersey
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A jury by 7-1 vote on April 12 ruled that $23 million in damages be awarded to plaintiff Mary McGinnis after deciding a pelvic mesh implant caused the 70-year-old North Carolina woman to suffer inflammation, severe pain, loss of lifestyle and mounting medical bills when the mesh had to be removed over subsequent surgeries. -
Doctor says woman’s osteoarthritis not asymptomatic in C.R. Bard mesh trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A noted orthopedic surgeon maintained that a woman suing New Jersey-based C.R. Bard over allegations that a pelvic implant device caused pain experienced issues because of arthritis, not the implant. -
Allegations of pelvic mesh shrinkage considered in C.R. Bard trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An attorney for Mary McGinnis in her lawsuit against C.R. Bard said during trial that the pelvic mesh McGinnis had installed in her pelvic region in 2009 shrunk and distorted, while the defendant contends it can be tissues attempting to heal that causes mesh shape change, not the mesh. -
Former C.R. Bard VP said company 'chose not to remind' resin maker over use of resin in medical products
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A former C.R. Bard vice president told a jury April 6 that the use of a resin substance in pelvic implant devices had not been communicated to a supplier of the resin because if the supplier found out its resin material was being used for medical purposes, it might prohibit its availability. -
Attorneys in C.R. Bard mesh implant trial dispute woman’s physical condition
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys for the plaintiff and defendant jousted again over the issue of whether a pelvic mesh implant intended to treat a sagging bladder was the cause of damage to a woman’s body, or whether it was her own arthritic condition that caused her alleged pain. -
Attorneys in C.R. Bard mesh trial spar over wording
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Adam Slater, the attorney for plaintiff Mary McGinnis, attempted to use the previously published words of a noted female pelvic specialist serving as a witness for defendant C.R. Bard to refute the contention that mesh implant devices were safe. -
Attorneys for C.R. Bard examine woman’s medical history in implant mesh trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys for defendant C.R. Bard on April 2 called their own witness, a urologist and pelvic reconstruction surgeon specialist, who said the cause of plaintiff Mary McGinnis’ painful symptoms were not a result of a defective vaginal mesh implant, but her pre-history of arthritis. -
Plaintiff's attorney challenges star defendant witness in C.R. Bard mesh implant case
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The attorney for the plaintiff went after a defendant's star witness on April 3, downplaying the urologist and reconstruction surgeon specialist’s experience with a pelvic mesh implant device the plaintiff alleged damaged her life and resulted in excruciating pain. -
Plaintiff recounts pain she says came from mesh implant in C.R. Bard trial in New Jersey
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiff Mary McGinnis told a jury March 29 how her life had changed because of the polypropylene mesh implant she had surgically placed in 2009, which instead of propping up a sagging bladder as intended, allegedly caused tissue inflammation and intense burning pain, necessitating removal by surgery. -
Plaintiff's prior medical history discussed in New Jersey pelvic mesh trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys representing a medical device company alleged to have manufactured a pelvic mesh implant a woman claims caused her injury sought to portray the source of the woman’s pain not a result of the implant, but unrelated arthritic conditions in trial March 28. -
Benefits/risks of pelvic mesh addressed in C.R. Bard trial taking place in New Jersey
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The trial over a woman’s allegations against a medical manufacturer over a mesh implant device that allegedly caused her intense pain and physical damage focused March 27 on the perceived risk versus benefit of the device. -
Trial testimony questions appropriateness of pelvic mesh in N.J. case against C.R. Bard
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Jury trial resumed on March 26 in a woman’s lawsuit seeking damages against a medical manufacturer whose pelvic implant device used for bladder support allegedly instead led to chronic inflammation and pain and had to be surgically removed. -
Jury trial in C.R. Bard pelvic mesh injury suit underway in New Jersey
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A jury trial has begun in the lawsuit of a woman suing the manufacturer of a medical pelvic mesh device that was implanted in her transvaginal region to support a sinking bladder but instead allegedly caused her chronic pain. -
Jersey gym customer claims deception in fitness contract
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — A former gym member has filed a class action lawsuit against a New Jersey fitness facility for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. -
Court dismisses parents' complaint against New Jersey school district over alleged cyberbullying email
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey judge has granted summary judgment on behalf of a Bergen County school district in a case involving alleged student cyberbullying.