Hernia Mesh (Davol/C.R. Bard) Statistics in El Paso
~8,000
Annual Hernia Repairs (El Paso County)
~80% bilingual
Spanish-Speaking Population
2 years from discovery
Statute of Limitations
Courts in El Paso, Texas
El Paso County District Court — Civil Division
500 E San Antonio Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
U.S. District Court — W.D. Texas, El Paso Division
525 Magoffin Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in El Paso
University Medical Center of El Paso — General Surgery Division
4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
Las Palmas Medical Center — Surgical Specialties
1801 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX 79902
Liability Considerations in El Paso
Hernia Mesh Litigation in El Paso
El Paso hernia mesh claimants frequently require Spanish-language legal representation given the region's predominantly bilingual Hispanic community. Texas § 16.003's 2-year discovery-based limitations period governs. W.D. Texas El Paso Division cases transfer to MDL 2846 in S.D. Ohio. Cross-border considerations may arise in cases where claimants received hernia surgery in Juárez, Mexico — which can complicate product identification and medical record collection.
Your Legal Team
Angela Torres
Partner
Houston, TX
Angela Torres combines a biochemistry background with 16 years of medical device litigation experience, a combination that gives her unusual depth when working with biomaterials experts and reviewing complex surgical records. Her Texas practice serves a large hernia mesh client base across the Gulf Coast region, where high rates of hernia repair surgery — driven by occupational injury patterns in the energy and construction sectors — have produced significant numbers of mesh complication cases. Angela has recovered more than $35 million for medical device clients over her career. She is known for aggressive pursuit of internal corporate documents during discovery, including studies defendants attempted to withhold as trade secrets.
Education
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law (2010)
- B.A., Biochemistry, Rice University (2007)