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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery: Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Can Cause Serious Health Problems From Mesh Contraction and Mesh Erosion in Women by Texas Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Health Warning Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery: Surgeries That Use Transvaginal Mesh Can Result In Significant Health Issues From Mesh Contraction and Mesh Erosion by Texas Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Thousands of women, who have had transvaginal mesh implanted in them during surgery, are at an increased risk of suffering significant health problems from failed transvaginal mesh surgery.  These health problems can be caused by mesh erosion, mesh deterioration, and mesh contraction and can include recurrence of prolapse and/or incontinence; bowel perforation; bladder perforation; blood vessel perforation; neurological problems; erosion of the mesh through vagina infection; urinary problems; and vaginal epithelium.  These health issues can often require multiple surgeries to repair or cause permanent health problems. 

If you or a loved one has suffered significant health problems from a failed transvaginal mesh
surgery, it is important to seek immediate medical attention.  For more information on failed tranvaginal mesh surgery lawsuits, failed pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery lawsuits, or failed stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery lawsuits, please feel free to contact Texas Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawyer, Jason Coomer, via e-mail message or go to the following webpage: Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawsuit Information.

Texas Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawsuit Information

On February 25, 2013, a jury awarded $3.35 million to a woman who suffered a failed transvaginal mesh surgery.  The failed transvaginal mesh surgery caused the woman to suffer erosion, scar tissue, inflammation and neurologic compromise.  The woman had to seek significant medical treatment including having to endure 18 operations to repair the damage caused by the failed transvaginal mesh.  This case in one of the first transvaginal mesh lawsuits to reach a jury and many more failed transvaginal mesh lawsuits are currently pending and are expected to be filed.

 Transvaginal Mesh FDA Safety Communications and Actions

On July 13, 2011, the United States Food and Drug Administration released the below FDA Safety Communication update regarding Serious Complications Associated with Transvaginal Placement of Surgical Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.  This FDA Safety Communication and other FDA Actions were intended to provide adequate safety warnings to women and their health care providers regarding the potential health risk of transvaginal mesh.  Women considering transvaginal mesh surgery and their health care providers should be aware of these potential health risks.

Device:

Surgical mesh is a medical device that is generally used to repair weakened or damaged tissue. It is made from porous absorbable or non-absorbable synthetic material or absorbable biologic material. In urogynecologic procedures, surgical mesh is permanently implanted to reinforce the weakened vaginal wall to repair pelvic organ prolapse or to support the urethra to treat urinary incontinence.

Background:
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when the tissues that hold the pelvic organs in place become weak or stretched. Thirty to fifty percent of women may experience POP in their lifetime with 2 percent developing symptoms. When POP happens, the organs bulge (prolapse) into the vagina and sometimes prolapse past the vaginal opening. More than one pelvic organ can prolapse at the same time. Organs that can be involved in POP include the bladder, the uterus, the rectum, the top of the vagina (vaginal apex) after a hysterectomy, and the bowel.

Mesh Contraction and Mesh Erosion:

The FDA’s literature review found that erosion of mesh through the vagina is the most common and consistently reported mesh-related complication from transvaginal POP surgeries using mesh. Mesh erosion can require multiple surgeries to repair and can be debilitating for some women. In some cases, even multiple surgeries will not resolve the complication.
Mesh contraction (shrinkage) is a previously unidentified risk of transvaginal POP repair with mesh that has been reported in the published scientific literature and in adverse event reports to the FDA since the Oct. 20, 2008 FDA Public Health Notification. Reports in the literature associate mesh contraction with vaginal shortening, vaginal tightening and vaginal pain.

Both mesh erosion and mesh contraction may lead to severe pelvic pain, painful sexual intercourse or an inability to engage in sexual intercourse.

 Texas Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawsuit Information

If you or a loved one has suffered from a failed transvaginal mesh surgery, it is important to seek immediate medical attention.  For information on a failed transvaginal mesh surgery lawsuits, please feel free to contact Texas Failed Transvaginal Surgery Lawyer, Jason Coomer, via e-mail message or go to the following web page on Failed Transvaginal Surgery Lawsuit Information

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Texas Oil Business Fraud Lawyer: The Booming Texas Oil Business Has Created Opportunities Where Fraud and Illegal Acts Can Produce Large Profits by Texas Oil Business Fraud Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Texas Oil Business Fraud Lawyer:  The Texas Eagleford Shale and Booming Oil Business Has Created An Environment Where Fraudulent and Illegal Actions Can Create Large Profits For Fraudulent Businesses and Individuals by Texas Oil Business Fraud Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

The oil business in Texas is booming making numerous oil companies, land owners, and investors extremely wealthy.  However, where there is significant money and wealth to be had, there are also people that will attempt to fraudulently take assets, breach fiduciary duties to enrich themselves, breach contracts and partnership agreements, forge documents, and use other illegal means to take large amounts of money.  When this happens, it is essential to obtain evidence of the fraud or other illegal activity as well as the damages or losses that have been suffered, and confidentially speak with a Texas Oil Business Fraud Lawyer.

In reviewing this information a Texas oil business fraud lawyer can often determine if there is a good case to recover the losses and can sometimes take a Texas oil business fraud lawsuit on a contingent contract.  For more information on this topic including potential causes of action in Texas oil business fraud litigation, please read below or  feel free to contact Texas Oil Business Fraud Lawyer Jason Coomer via e-mail message.

Texas Business Litigation Include A Variety of Potential Issues From Business Torts and Breach of Contract to Intellectual Property and Real Estate Disputes

Texas Business Litigation can include a variety of issues including breaches of contract, patent infringement, business fraud, misrepresentation, trade secret theft, breach of fiduciary duty, commercial lease disputes, unfair competition claims, intentional interference with business contracts, shareholder suppression, partnership disputes, and business dissolutions.  Below are some of the more common areas of business litigation:
   Recovering Business, Corporate, and Partnership Assets Through Business Fraud Litigation and Corporate Fraud or Partnership Fraud Lawsuits

Protecting corporate and partnership assets including investment capital, mineral rights, intellectual property, water rights, stock, real estate, trade secrets, customer lists, and revenues is an important part of running a successful business.  However, sometimes someone in a position of power or with opportunity will take advantage of a situation to steal or take what does not belong to them.  The first step in recovering the assets is to obtain evidence of the fraudulent act.  Commonly, computer hard drives, e-mail messages, and accounting records are the best source of evidence to prove wrongdoing.  The  second step is to calculate the assets that were taken and any additional damages that this fraud has caused.  The third step is to identify all potential defendants that allowed the fraud to take place and determine what liability and ability to pay each potential defendant has.

In these situations, it is often valuable to have a skilled business litigation team familiar with accounting forensics, computer forensics, asset searches, Federal Law, and Texas law work on investigating and prosecuting corporate fraud lawsuits and partnership fraud lawsuits.  

Monday, February 4, 2013

Sub-Contractor Bounty Actions and Sub-Supplier Whistleblower Reward Lawsuits: Sub-Contractor FCPA Violations and Faulty Component Parts Can Be The Basis of Bounty Actions and Whistleblower Reward Lawsuits by Sub-Contractor Bounty Action Lawyer and Sub-Contractor Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason Coomer

Sub-Contractor Bounty Actions and Sub-Supplier Whistleblower Reward Lawsuits: Sub-Contractor FCPA Violations and Sub-Supplier Faulty Component Parts Can Be The Basis of Bounty Actions and Whistleblower Reward Lawsuits by Sub-Contractor Bounty Action Lawyer and Sub-Supplier Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason Coomer

Many large corporations including government contractors use sub-contractors and sub-suppliers to produce component parts in aircraft, military weapons systems, computers, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and other products.  However, when these sub-contractors and sub-suppliers 1) violate the FCPA, 2) produce faulty component parts, or 3) do business with prohibited parties, the fraud or prohibited act can become the basis of a Bounty Action or Whistleblower Reward Lawsuit for the large corporation.  

If you are aware of Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) violations, sub-standard components, or other supply chain prohibited actions, please feel free to contact FCPA Sub-Contractor Bounty Action Lawyer and Sub-Contractor Whistleblower Reward Lawyer, Jason Coomer via e-mail message.  Please also feel free to go to the following web pages for more information on FCPA Bounty Action Lawsuits, International FCPA Bounty Actions, and Whistleblower Reward Lawsuits

 FCPA Violations Can Also Be The Basis of Bounty Actions

FCPA violations in the supply chain by sub-contractors and sub-suppliers can also be the basis of Bounty Actions that offer large rewards for persons with original and specialized knowledge of the violations.  These Bounty Actions can disgorge large contracts and be the basis of substantial recoveries for the whistleblower.  Further, recent whistleblower protections now allow whistleblowers to anonymously file bounty actions through a FCPA Bounty Action Lawyer.   

For more information on this issue please feel free to go to the following web pages: FCPA Violations in Pharmaceutical Industry, FCPA Violations in the Oil Industry, FCPA Violations in the Financial Services Industry, and FCPA Violations in the Electronics Industry

Faulty Electronic Components Can Be The Basis of FCPA Bounty Actions and Whistleblower Reward Lawsuits

Many electronic components were traditionally manufactured in the United States and Europe, but are now being manufactured in China, Mexico, India, and South America.  When these electronic components are fake or substandard parts, the general government contractor can sometimes be held to have made false certifications regarding the quality of these electronic components.  These false certifications can be the basis of a Qui Tam False Claims Act Whistleblower Reward Lawsuit.  

These lawsuits encourage whistleblowers including international whistleblowers along the electronic component supply chain to blow the whistle on fake military electronic components, low quality electronic components, and other counterfeit electronic parts.

For more information on this issue, please feel free to go to the following web pages: Defense Contractor False Certification Whistleblower Reward Lawsuits, and Military Contractor Fake Part Procurement Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits.