A National Leader in Product Liability Lawsuits
Recognized as a national leader in mass personal injury litigation, Attorney Kelsey Stokes spends countless hours guiding hernia mesh plaintiffs’ lawyers across the country on case evaluation and filing strategy in multiple jurisdictions.
Kelsey is currently serving as Co-Lead Counsel for the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for the third largest MDL in the country (MDL No. 2846, In re Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio). Appointed as Co-Lead Counsel in 2018, the MDL now has over 21,000 cases consolidated there. Kelsey served as lead trial counsel for the three bellwether cases tried in MDL 2846.
In 2022, Kelsey Stokes was appointed by the United States District of Massachusetts as Co-Lead Counsel for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in MDL No. 3029, In re Covidien Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation No. II.
Kelsey Stokes also serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee of MDL 2753, In re Atrium Medical Corp. C-QUR Mesh Products Liability Litigation. In addition to her leadership roles at the federal level, Kelsey Stokes was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in three New Jersey state court consolidated actions against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc.: MCL 627, In re Physiomesh Litigation; MCL 630, In Re: Proceed Mesh Litigation; and MCL 633, In re Prolene Hernia System Mesh Litigation. Kelsey Stokes was also elected Co‑Chair of the American Association for Justice Hernia Mesh Litigation Group by her peers.
Prior to leading the hernia mesh docket, Attorney Kelsey Stokes played an integral role in litigating FNJ’s transvaginal mesh docket to a successful resolution. Her work in the various transvaginal mesh MDLs gave her a wealth of knowledge overlapping with the knowledge required to successfully litigate hernia mesh cases.
Kelsey has regular speaking engagements, sharing the knowledge she has gained studying the science and legal issues applicable to mesh litigation with other national mass tort lawyers. You can view one of her interviews regarding hernia mesh on YouTube.
