6th Circuit: Pelvic Mesh Case Filed Beyond Tennessee’s 6-Year Statute Of Repose

Mealey's (December 15, 2020, 1:12 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 14 affirmed summary judgment in a pelvic mesh case, finding that the plaintiff’s injury occurred before Tennessee’s six-year statute of repose period expired and that the plaintiff’s injury claim was untimely (Leslie Clabo v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., No. 20-5168, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 39041)....