Have You (or A Loved One) Suffered Injury or Complications From Transvaginal Mesh, Including Pain, Infection (Sepsis), Organ Damage, Scarring, Fistula, Nerve Damage, or Mesh Revision or Removal Surgery?
Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits & Settlements
Reviewed by Jacobs Kolton, Chtd. Attorneys at Law; Updated May 2026
The vaginal mesh lawsuits involve claims that manufacturers failed to adequately warn patients and doctors that transvaginal mesh products used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI) may cause serious complications, including mesh erosion, migration, organ perforation, infection, chronic pelvic pain, painful intercourse, urinary problems, recurrence of prolapse or incontinence, and the need for revision or removal surgery.
Our team of medical device injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential transvaginal mesh lawsuit cases and settlement claims of women (and their spouses) who have suffered from vaginal mesh complications and injuries after having surgery involving transvaginal mesh or TVM mesh.
If you or a loved one had stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery involving vaginal mesh and suffered from vaginal mesh complications or injuries, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a vaginal mesh lawsuit or settlement.
Transvaginal mesh is a type of surgically implanted mesh (i.e., pelvic mesh implanted through the vagina) used to treat or repair stress urinary incontinence SUI (a common type of urinary incontinence in women that occurs when urine leaks out with sudden pressure on the bladder and urethra) and pelvic organ prolapse POP (when muscles and tissues supporting pelvic organs such as the uterus, bladder or rectum become weak causing pelvic organs to drop or press into/onto the vagina).
Unfortunately, due to safety concerns, on April 16, 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the manufacturers of all remaining surgical mesh products indicated for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) to stop selling and distributing their vaginal mesh products in the U.S., the latest in a series of escalating safety actions related to protecting the health of the thousands of women each year who undergo transvaginal surgery to repair POP.
Although many vaginal mesh claims have settled, attorneys continue to investigate new potential transvaginal mesh lawsuit claims involving women who suffered serious complications after transvaginal mesh, pelvic mesh, bladder sling, or related urogynecologic mesh procedures.
Vaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit: Overview
- What Are The Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits About?
- What Is Transvaginal Mesh (TVM)?
- Are Attorneys Investigating Transvaginal Mesh Injury Cases?
- Who May Qualify For a Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit or Settlement?
- What Are Some Key Facts About Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits?
- What Injuries May Be Linked to Transvaginal Mesh?
- What Companies Have Been Sued Over Transvaginal Mesh?
- Which Vaginal Mesh Products Are Involved In The TVM Litigation?
- What Mesh Brands Are Involved In The Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits?
- What is The Status of The Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits?
- Can I Recover Compensation From a Vaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit?
- Is There A Deadline To File a Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit?
- Request A Free Case Review From A Vaginal Mesh Injury Lawyer
Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit & Settlement Cases
Vaginal mesh lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of women who had stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery involving vaginal mesh products and suffered serious vaginal mesh problems, injuries, side-effects or complications including, among others:
- Corrective or revision surgery
- Multiple mesh revision surgeries
- Surgery to repair vaginal mesh
- Surgery to remove vaginal mesh
- Mesh revision/removal surgery recommended
- Mesh erosion into the vaginal canal
- Mesh extrusion into other organs
- Mesh protrudes or skin split
- Migration of the vaginal mesh
- Punctures or injury to nearby organs
- Bowel, bladder or blood vessel perforations
- Pelvic scarring
- Vaginal scarring
- Pelvic pain
- Vaginal pain
- Nerve damage
- Sepsis
- Infection
- Fistula
- Urinary problems
- Recurrence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- Recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
- Pain before, during or after sexual intercourse (dyspareunia)
- Narrowing of vaginal wall
- Vaginal shrinkage
- Bleeding
- Neuromuscular problems
- Hardening of vaginal mesh
- Other vaginal mesh injuries or complications
If you or someone you love suffered injury or complications due to a transvaginal mesh product, you may be eligible to recover compensation from a vaginal mesh lawsuit or settlement case.
Who May Qualify for a Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit
Individuals may qualify for a transvaginal mesh injury lawsuit case or settlement claim if they (or a loved one):
- Had a Vaginal Mesh Surgically Implanted: Had transvaginal mesh, pelvic mesh, bladder sling, vaginal tape, or other urogynecologic surgical mesh product surgically implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse, stress urinary incontinence, or other pelvic floor condition.
- Were Subjected To Mesh Failure Or Defect: The vaginal mesh eroded, shrunk, contracted, hardened, migrated, folded, curled, frayed, degraded, fragmented, extruded, lost structural integrity, became embedded in surrounding tissue, punctured organs or tissue, triggered scar-tissue formation, caused a chronic foreign-body inflammatory reaction or experienced other mesh failure or defect.
- Suffered Injury or Death: Suffered complications or injury from the vaginal mesh, including pain, infection (sepsis), organ damage or perforation, scarring, fistula, nerve damage, revision surgery to remove, repair or replace vaginal mesh, additional surgery to repair tissue or organs or to treat recurring complications and/or death.
Other criteria may apply in order to be eligible. Not all individuals or cases qualify for a vaginal mesh lawsuit. Individuals may not qualify if: (1) medical factors or unclear timing make it difficult to link the injuries to a vaginal mesh product; (2) the claim is outside the statute of limitations or statute of repose period (if an individual waits too long they may be legally barred from suing); and/or (3) medical records do not support the claims. Individuals may not qualify for other reasons.
Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits: Summary of Key Information
| Key Information | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) | Transvaginal mesh is surgical mesh implanted through the vagina that may have been used to treat pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence. |
| Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) | Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when weakened pelvic muscles and tissues allow organs such as the bladder, uterus, rectum, or vaginal wall to drop or press into the vagina. |
| Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) | Stress urinary incontinence is urine leakage that can occur when pressure is placed on the bladder, such as during coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting, exercise, or other physical activity. |
| Vaginal Mesh Products | Vaginal mesh products may include bladder slings, mid-urethral slings, transobturator slings, retropubic slings, mini-slings, vaginal tape, pelvic mesh, transvaginal mesh, mesh patches, mesh kits, hammocks, and other urogynecologic mesh implants that may have been used to treat stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. |
| Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit | A legal action brought by plaintiffs (injured women and/or their spouses or certain surviving family members or heirs of a deceased individual) against one or more defendant (the sued party) alleging that a transvaginal mesh product caused injury or complications and seeking compensation in the form of money damages. |
| Who May Be Eligible | Women may be eligible if they had vaginal mesh product implanted and later suffered injury or complications. |
| Allegations of Mesh Failure | Vaginal mesh failure may include allegations that the mesh erodes through vaginal tissue, migrates from its original position, contracts or shrinks, breaks down, causes chronic inflammation, scars surrounding tissue, damages nearby organs, or fails to provide proper pelvic support. These complications may lead to pain, infection, bleeding, painful intercourse, urinary problems, recurrent prolapse or incontinence, and the need for revision or removal surgery. |
| Possible Injuries | Possible vaginal mesh injuries include pain, infection (sepsis), organ damage or perforation, scarring, fistula, nerve damage, revision surgery to remove, repair or replace vaginal mesh, additional surgery to repair tissue or organs or to treat recurring complications and/or death. |
| Revision or Removal Surgery | Many vaginal mesh claims involve women who required surgery to remove, repair, revise, or replace mesh after suffering complications. Some women may require multiple surgeries. |
| Potential Defendants | Potential defendants may include Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard, Coloplast, Cook Medical, American Medical Systems, Neomedic, or other manufacturers, sellers, or distributors of vaginal mesh products. |
| Vaginal Mesh Brands | Vaginal mesh brands have included Gynecare Gynemesh, Prolift, Prosima, TVT, Abbrevo, Prolene, Xenform, Uphold, Advantage, Pinnacle, Lynx, Solyx, Prefyx, Obtryx, Restorelle, Altis, Supris, Aris, Avaulta, Align, Biodesign, Surgisis, Stratasis, or other TVM mesh products. |
| Possible Legal Claims | Legal claims may include defective design, manufacturing defect, failure to warn, negligence, strict liability, failure to warn, consumer protection violations, fraudulent concealment, misrepresentation, wrongful death, survival claims, and other possible claims. |
| Helpful Evidence | Helpful evidence may include surgical records, implant records, product stickers, mesh manufacturer or brand information, operative reports, revision surgery records, removal surgery records, pathology reports, medical records, imaging, photographs, doctor notes, prescription records, and proof of damages. |
| Possible Compensation | Depending on the facts of the case and jurisdiction, injured individuals (or certain surviving family members or heirs of a deceased individual) may seek compensation for medical bills hospitalization and other medical treatment, other expenses, lost wages or income, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, wrongful death damages and other possible damages. |
| Status Of Litigation | Thousands of vaginal mesh lawsuits were filed in state and federal courts, including federal multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of West Virginia. Many claims have settled, but attorneys are still investigating new potential vaginal mesh cases. |
| Settlements & Verdicts | Billions of dollars have been paid through vaginal mesh settlements and verdicts. Prior settlements or verdicts do not guarantee compensation in any future case, and each claim depends on its own facts, evidence, injuries, product, defendant, deadlines, and applicable law. |
Vaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit Complaints
Thousands of women who claim to have been injured due to complications from transvaginal mesh have filed lawsuits in state and federal court seeking to recover money damages for vaginal mesh injuries they suffered, including mesh erosion, mesh contraction, mesh migration, and mesh protrusion/puncturing of organs, among others.
According to the vaginal mesh complaints, the transvaginal mesh products at issue were defective, increasing the risk that women would suffer chronic pelvic pain, organ perforation/damage, sexual dysfunction, fistulas, infections, pelvic floor damage, nerve damage and other serious injuries, many requiring additional surgery or surgeries.
Plaintiffs in the transvaginal mesh lawsuit complaints have alleged, among other things, that Defendants knew or should have known of these health risks but failed to warn plaintiffs about the potential dangers and adverse effects of vaginal mesh products.
The vaginal mesh lawsuit cases have asserted legal claims for, among other things, negligence, strict liability design defect, strict liability manufacturing defect, strict liability failure to warn, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, and loss of consortium.
Companies Sued For Transvaginal Mesh Injury
Defendants named in vaginal mesh lawsuits have included manufacturers, sellers and/or distributors of vaginal mesh, including:
- Boston Scientific Corp.
- Ethicon, Inc.
- Johnson and Johnson (J&J)
- Coloplast Corp.
- Cook Medical Inc.
- C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Neomedic
- American Medical Systems (AMS)
- Other vaginal mesh defendants
Products Involved in Vaginal Mesh Litigation
Transvaginal mesh involved in the vaginal mesh lawsuits can include surgical mesh products such as:
- Vaginal mesh
- Pelvic mesh
- Vaginal tape
- Hammocks
- Bladder slings
- Urogynecological surgical mesh
Brands Involved In Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Vaginal mesh lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include transvaginal mesh lawsuit cases and settlement claims involving the following vaginal mesh brands, among others:
- Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon vaginal mesh lawsuit
- Prolift mesh
- Prosima mesh
- TVT mesh (tvt-O, tvt-S, tvt-E)
- Abbrevo mesh
- Gynecare Gynemesh
- Prolene mesh
- Other J&J/Ethicon mesh cases
- Boston Scientific vaginal mesh lawsuit
- Xenform mesh
- Uphold mesh
- Advantage mesh
- Pinnacle mesh
- Lynx mesh
- Solyx mesh
- Prefyx mesh
- Obtryx mesh
- Other Boston Scientific mesh cases
- Coloplast vaginal mesh lawsuit
- Restorelle mesh
- Altis mesh
- Supris mesh
- Aris mesh
- Other Coloplast mesh cases
- C.R. Bard vaginal mesh lawsuit
- Avaulta mesh
- Align mesh
- Other Bard mesh cases
- Cook medical vaginal mesh lawsuit
- Biodesign mesh
- Surgisis mesh
- Stratasis mesh
- Other Cook mesh cases
- Y-mesh lawsuits
- Y-shaped transabdominal surgical mesh
- Other pelvic mesh lawsuits
Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit & Settlement Updates
Vaginal mesh lawsuits filed in federal district courts were consolidated and/or transferred into various pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation or MDLs in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Vaginal mesh lawsuits have also been filed in various state courts throughout the country.
In total, billions of dollars have been paid out to tens of thousands of women in vaginal mesh settlements and verdicts. Although many women have already received compensation from vaginal mesh settlements and verdicts, other women continue to file vaginal mesh lawsuit claims.
Compensation For Vaginal Mesh Injury Claims
Plaintiffs who bring vaginal mesh injury lawsuits may be able to recover compensation for injuries suffered, including money damages for losses incurred due to vaginal mesh injury, such as:
- Compensatory damages for pain and suffering
- Loss of wages or earnings due to missed work
- Loss of future earning capacity
- Medical care expenses incurred or to be incurred
- Other out of pocket expenses
- Loss of quality or enjoyment of life
- Mental anguish/emotional distress
- Loss of consortium
- Other possible vaginal mesh monetary damages
Time Is Limited To File A Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit
Various deadlines (called statutes of limitation and statutes of repose) may limit the amount of time that women have to file a vaginal mesh lawsuit to try to recover compensation for complications and injuries they claimed to have suffered from transvaginal mesh (TVM) products.
This means that if a transvaginal mesh lawsuit claim is not filed before the applicable time limit or deadline, the injured party may be prohibited from ever pursuing litigation or taking legal action regarding their vaginal mesh injury claim. That is why it is important to connect with a transvaginal mesh injury lawyer or attorney as soon as possible.
If you or someone you love suffered injuries or complications from vaginal mesh, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a vaginal mesh lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a medical device injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a medical device (i.e., vaginal mesh, bladder sling, vaginal tape or pelvic mesh), we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., Bard, Sofradim, Tissue Science Laboratories, Ethicon, Johnson and Johnson or J&J, Endo Pharmaceuticals, American Medical Systems or AMS, Mentor Worldwide, Coloplast, Cook Medical, Neomedic, Desarrollo and Specialties Remeex) or product (e.g., transvaginal mesh or TVM) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
***The use of any trademarks, tradenames or service marks is solely for product identification and/or informational purposes.
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