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<\/a><\/p>\nThat’s the allegation lobbed by plaintiffs in tens of thousands of vaginal mesh lawsuits, and it’s now being echoed by attorneys general in California and Washington, both of whom recently filed lawsuits against one manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc.<\/p>\n
“For many victims, their health and quality of life were forever changed as a result of this deception,” said Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.<\/p>\n
Side effects of these mesh devices, used to treat pelvic prolapse and incontinence in women, include loss of sexual function, urinary dysfunction, severe pain and constipation. For some women, there is no position that is comfortable anymore. It’s not just the loss of intimacy with their partners, but being unable to sit upright, lie on their side or walk (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dangerous pelvic mesh devices were marketed and sold to hundreds of thousands of women in recent years, even though they were\u00a0inherently unsafe – and manufacturers knew it.\u00a0 That’s the allegation lobbed by plaintiffs in tens of thousands of vaginal mesh…<\/span><\/p>\n