Coloplast Human Tissue-Based Pelvic Mesh Claim Protected By State Blood Shield Law

Mealey's (December 14, 2016, 10:18 AM EST) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia federal judge overseeing the Coloplast Corp. pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation on Dec. 9 dismissed six claims in one plaintiff’s case because the device is made of human tissue and is thus protected by the South Carolina blood shield statute (In Re:  Coloplast Corp. Pelvic Support Systems Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2387, No. 12-md-2387, Jane Jones v. Coloplast Corp., No. 14-11148, S.D. W.Va., Charleston Div.)....

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