Boston Scientific Receives Defense Verdict in Jury Trial

In a case remanded from multi-district litigation, Shook, Hardy & Bacon and co-counsel firms Hood Law Firm LLC and Ellis & Winters LLP received a jury verdict for Boston Scientific Corporation on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.

This two-week jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is the first pelvic mesh trial focused on Boston Scientific’s Uphold device, used to treat pelvic organ prolapse. 

Partner Jon Strongman led Shook’s team during the trial, with assistance from associates Chris Kaufman and Curtis Moore. The case name is Martha Carlson v. Boston Scientific Corporation.