Pelvic Mesh Lead Attorneys Stand to Get $550M

Plaintiffs’ leadership attorneys in federal pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation stand to gain an estimated $550 million for their work, according to a recent order by the court overseeing the seven separate proceedings.

The attorneys are entitled to 5 percent of what’s expected to be $11 billion in settlements and judgments from Boston Scientific Corp., J&J unit Ethicon Inc., and other mesh manufacturers, Judge Joseph R. Goodwin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia said Jan. 30.

Goodwin granted the attorneys’ request that 5 percent of settlements and judgments go into a common benefit ...