Derek Potts Speaks at National Seminar for Transvaginal Mesh Litigation

Derek Potts was asked to speak for the American Association for Justice Education Teleseminar to discuss the Mentor ObTape and Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) Litigations. The faculty will explain the recent JPML court hearing that may set the future path for transvaginal surgical mesh lawsuits around the nation. Beginning with a history of product defect of Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling, this teleseminar will provide a sphere of information surrounding this litigation topic, as well as an update on transvaginal mesh.

Background
Filed in November 2011 with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), on behalf of women who claim to have suffered injuries after being implanted with vaginal mesh products for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, the plaintiffs asked for the JPML to create separate multidistrict litigation (MDL) cases against three different transvaginal mesh manufacturers.

Derek H. Potts is the founder and managing partner of The Potts Law Firm, LLP in Kansas City, Missouri.  He concentrates in mass tort, pharmaceutical, medical device, and other products liability litigation.  Mr. Potts served as liaison/colead counsel in the OB Tape Vaginal Sling MDL and Plaintiffs Steering Committee in the Kugel Mesh MDL.  He had been listed in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas, and named by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer.  Mr. Potts served as governor of AAJ’s New Lawyers Division.