Hernia Mesh (Davol/C.R. Bard) Statistics in Fort Worth
~16,000
Annual Hernia Repairs (Tarrant County)
~38% in goods-producing industries
Blue-Collar Workforce Share
2 years from discovery
Statute of Limitations
Courts in Fort Worth, Texas
Tarrant County District Court — Civil Division
100 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76196
U.S. District Court — N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division
501 W 10th St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Fort Worth
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth — General Surgery
1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
JPS Health Network — John Peter Smith Hospital, Surgery
1500 S Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Liability Considerations in Fort Worth
Hernia Mesh Litigation in Fort Worth
Fort Worth's working-class demographic profile — with significant employment in aviation, logistics, manufacturing, and construction — contributes to elevated hernia incidence and a significant pool of hernia mesh claimants. Texas § 16.003 discovery tolling governs limitations, with N.D. Texas Fort Worth Division serving as the originating federal venue before MDL 2846 transfer. Tarrant County courts handle product liability cases on a standard docket schedule.
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)