11th Circuit Says ObTape Claim May Not Be Time-Barred By Minnesota Law

Mealey's (December 20, 2017, 12:40 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 16 reversed dismissal of a Mentor Corp. pelvic mesh case on the grounds of the statute of limitations, saying evidence can support that there was no causal connection between the plaintiff’s injuries and the device until a doctor told her so in 2008 (Frances Alvarado v. Mentor Corporation, et al., No. 16-16000, 11th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 22999)....

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