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U.S. jury orders Boston Scientific to pay $100 million in transvaginal mesh trial

(Reuters) – A Delaware jury on Thursday ordered Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman who said she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of more than 25,000 lawsuits against the company. Jurors awarded plaintiff Deborah Barba $25 million in compensatory damages, and an additional $75 million in punitive damages, according to a spokeswoman for law firm Motley Rice, which represented Barba. Boston

Watch Racing Legend Walter Röhrl Flog Porsche’s Wicked 911 GT3 RS

-Walter Röhrl is a racing legend. The 68-year-old has turned more lightning-fast laps and wickedly quick rally stages combined than perhaps any single human on earth. – Which means that driving a street car is simple work for the two-time WRC champ and Porsche test driver, even if that car is the new 911 GT3 RS, a 500-horse, rear-wheel-drive ballistic missile/road-legal track beast. Just check out this video of Röhrl laying down

Chicago Bulls fire coach Tom Thibodeau after 5 seasons (Yahoo Sports)

The Chicago Bulls fired Tom Thibodeau on Thursday, saying a change was needed from the strong-willed coach who took his team to the playoffs in each of his five seasons. Thibodeau went 255-139 with the Bulls, good for a .647 winning percentage that ranks seventh in NBA history among coaches with at least 200 games. Chicago advanced to the Eastern Conference finals that season, but it’s the only time the