Hernia Mesh (Davol/C.R. Bard) Attorney in Fort Worth, Texas

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Fort Worth Data

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

Local Courts

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

Medical Facilities

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 Overview

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.

The Team

Your Legal Team

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Angela Torres

Partner

Houston, TX

16+ Years Experience
Medical device litigationProduct liabilityHernia mesh and surgical implant claimsPharmaceutical and device mass torts

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)