2 Mentor ObTape MDL Cases Dismissed By Judge On Statute Of Limitations Grounds

(August 16, 2016, 1:57 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ga. — A Georgia federal judge overseeing the ObTape pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation on Aug. 15 dismissed three cases for missing their states’ applicable statutes of limitations (In Re: Mentor ObTape Transobturator Sling Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2004, No. 08-md-2004, Susan S. Jeffcoat-Canter v. Mentor Corp., No. 13-301, W.D. Ga., Columbus Div.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107401; Janice Little, et al. v. Mentor Corp., No. 13-244, Julie Winchester v. Mentor Corp., No. 13-245, M.D. Ga., Columbus Div.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107397)....