Rhode Island Jury Awards $4.8M In Davol Hernia Patch Trial

(August 30, 2022, 10:27 AM EDT) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island state court jury on Aug. 29 found that Davol Inc. and parent company C.R. Bard Inc. were negligent in making a hernia patch that allegedly injured a plaintiff and awarded $4.8 million in compensatory damages, according to plaintiff and defense sources.  The jury found for the defendants on the issues of failure to warn and design defect, according to a spokesperson for the defendants....

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