Connecticut High Court: Plaintiff Gave No Evidence Of Safer Pelvic Mesh Design

Mealey's (January 5, 2022, 5:12 PM EST) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — In a 5-1 decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Dec. 16 said a trial court did not err when it declined to instruct a jury on a reasonable alternative design to the Boston Scientific Obtryx pelvic mesh device, saying the plaintiff presented no evidence that any alternative design was safer....