Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have long been known to pose serious health risks. The devices, which are intended to prevent blood clots from forming in and traveling through the body, have on many occasions been observed to cause more harm than good. In 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert warning about the dangers of long-term IVC ...
What You Should Know about Cook IVC Filters
Posted June 13, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
Cook IVC Filter Lawsuits Centralized in Southern Indiana MDL
Posted June 12, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has ruled to consolidate all pending federal Cook IVC filter lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. At the time of its filing, the litigation included 27 Cook IVC filter lawsuits pending in eleven districts. Since then, the case count has risen to approximately 100.
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continue reading...Plaintiffs File Motion to Consolidate Bard IVC Lawsuits
Posted June 10, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
Plaintiffs in Bard inferior vena cava (IVC) filter lawsuits have filed a motion to consolidate their cases before a single judge in a multidistrict litigation. A group of plaintiffs appeared before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, requesting coordinated pretrial proceedings in Texas or Nevada for at least 25 Bard IVC filter lawsuits in 22 federal jurisdictions. Hundreds of additional lawsuits are expected to be filed in the coming months.
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