If you experienced complications from a hernia mesh implant — chronic pain, infection, or a follow-up surgery — you may qualify for compensation.
Surgical mesh implants used to repair hernias have been the subject of thousands of lawsuits alleging design defects and inadequate warnings. Plaintiffs allege the mesh has been linked to complications including mesh migration, adhesion to organs, chronic pain, infection, and the need for additional (sometimes repeated) surgery to remove or replace the implant.
As of July 2026, more than 26,000 hernia mesh lawsuits are pending across four federal multidistrict litigations (MDLs) targeting different manufacturers — the large majority against Bard/Davol, with smaller dockets against Covidien, Atrium, and Ethicon.
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The Bard/Davol MDL is in the process of resolving the large majority of its cases following a settlement reached in early 2026. Separately, a bellwether trial in the Covidien MDL — a case that will influence how thousands of other pending Covidien claims are handled — was underway in July 2026. Legal commentary following this litigation has suggested 2026 may be a narrowing window for new claimants to join before settlement pressure changes the landscape further.
Filing deadlines vary by state and depend on when your complications were discovered. With a major settlement already processing and a bellwether trial underway in 2026, this may be a narrowing window for new claims — worth checking with an attorney soon rather than waiting.
A federal jury in Boston ordered Medtronic to pay $88 million on August 4, 2026 over its Covidien unit's Symbotex hernia mesh, the largest verdict yet in the hernia mesh litigation and the outcome of the first Covidien bellwether trial.
Read more →The first bellwether trial against Covidien over its Symbotex hernia mesh began July 13, 2026 in Boston after a federal judge rejected the company's request to throw out the case, testing claims from more than 2,200 consolidated lawsuits.
Read more →Becton Dickinson's 2024 hernia mesh settlement set up a points-based payout system, but portal problems and a multi-year distribution timeline mean many of the roughly 38,000 claimants are still waiting to get paid in 2026.
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