Hernia Mesh (Davol/C.R. Bard) Statistics in Albuquerque
~6,000
Annual Hernia Repairs (Albuquerque Metro)
3 years from discovery
Statute of Limitations
Sole Level I Trauma in NM
UNM Hospital Service Area
Courts in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bernalillo County District Court — Civil Division
400 Lomas Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
U.S. District Court — D. New Mexico (Albuquerque)
333 Lomas Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Hospital — Division of General Surgery
2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Presbyterian Hospital Albuquerque — General Surgery
1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Liability Considerations in Albuquerque
Hernia Mesh Litigation in Albuquerque
Albuquerque is the origination point for virtually all New Mexico hernia mesh federal litigation, filed in the D. New Mexico before MDL 2846 transfer in S.D. Ohio. NMSA 1978 § 37-1-8 provides a 3-year discovery-based limitations period. New Mexico has no product liability statute of repose. UNM Hospital's position as the state's only Level I Trauma center means it maintains comprehensive surgical records for the vast majority of complex hernia repairs and revisions in New Mexico — valuable for damages documentation.