An agreement with Endo International PLC to resolve thousands of lawsuits over transvaginal mesh devices is unlikely to sway other manufacturers to immediately settle, according to lawyers involved in the litigation.
The deal, estimated to be worth about $830 million, resolves 20,000 claims against Endo’s Minneapolis subsidiary, American Medical Systems Inc., the company said on April 30. The deal is the largest to come out of the mesh litigation—but that doesn’t mean other manufacturers are scrambling to craft their own agreements. In fact, two of the largest defendants—Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific Corp.—are preparing for trials this year.
