Products Liability
Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation
Pending actions
23,321
Historical total
25,189
Resolved / remanded
1,868
Active. A substantial share of actions remain pending. Of 25,189 lawsuits ever part of this litigation, 23,321 remain active.
About this litigation
Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation is a federal multidistrict litigation classified by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation as a Products Liability docket. It was centralized on August 2, 2018 before Edmund A. Sargus, Jr, U.S. District Judge, in the S.D. Ohio.
As of the August 3, 2026 JPML report, 23,321 individual lawsuits are pending in this MDL. Cases coordinated in an MDL keep their separate identity — they are managed together only for pretrial proceedings. Learn how MDLs work.
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