Hernia Mesh (Davol/C.R. Bard) Statistics in Raleigh
~13,000
Annual Hernia Repairs (Raleigh Metro)
3 years from discovery
Statute of Limitations
Above-average wage replacement damages
Research Triangle Economy
Courts in Raleigh, North Carolina
Wake County Superior Court — Civil Division
316 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601
U.S. District Court — E.D. North Carolina (Raleigh)
310 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27601
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Raleigh
Duke University Hospital — General Surgery, Hernia Program
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
WakeMed Health & Hospitals — Surgical Specialties
3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
Liability Considerations in Raleigh
Hernia Mesh Litigation in Raleigh
Raleigh's E.D. North Carolina courthouse is the originating federal venue for Eastern North Carolina hernia mesh claims before MDL 2846 transfer. N.C.G.S. § 1-52(16) provides a 3-year discovery-based limitations period. North Carolina has no statute of repose for medical device claims. The Research Triangle's high-income biotech and technology workforce generates above-average economic damages claims for claimants whose mesh complications prevented return to high-wage occupations.