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Wisconsin part of $188.6M multistate settlement over deceptive marking of surgical mesh

By: Michaela Paukner, [email protected]//March 23, 2021//

Wisconsin part of $188.6M multistate settlement over deceptive marking of surgical mesh

By: Michaela Paukner, [email protected]//March 23, 2021//

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Wisconsin is part of a $188.6 million settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation to resolve allegations of deceptive marking of its surgical-mesh products for women.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that Wisconsin will receive nearly $3.8 million of the settlement.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia accused Boston of misrepresenting the safety of transvaginal-surgical-mesh devices to patients. The complaint alleges that the company failed to disclose the potential serious and irreversible complications caused to women by mesh, including chronic pain, voiding dysfunction and new onset of incontinence.

The settlement provides comprehensive injunctive relief. Under the terms of the settlement, Boston Scientific is required to make changes to its marketing materials, training procedures for health-care providers and clinical trials. The changes are intended to better inform consumers and providers about the complications and risks of mesh.

The states of California and Washington led the investigation into Boston’s conduct, along with Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. Joining in the multistate settlement are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.

A copy of the agreement is available online.

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