Jury Awards $2.5M Compensatory Damages In Coloplast Pelvic Mesh Trial

Mealey's (April 28, 2022, 2:03 PM EDT) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida federal jury on April 26 awarded a woman $2.5 million in compensatory damages after finding that Coloplast Corp. defectively designed NovaSilk mesh in a pelvic mesh device, failed to adequately warn a doctor about risks of the device, made false statements about the device and fraudulently concealed material facts, all of which caused the plaintiff’s injuries....