The first IVC filter lawsuit to be heard in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas has resulted in a $33 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the case. The verdict is significant because the city’s Court of Common Pleas is hearing over 760 such cases as a part of its IVC filter mass tort program. Some 15,000 additional IVC filter lawsuits are pending in federal courts ...
Philadelphia IVC Filter Trial Results in $33 Million Verdict
Posted April 23, 2020 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
Indianapolis Jury Hands Down $3 Million IVC Filter Verdict
Posted February 20, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
In many cases, the failure of an IVC filter can mean surgery to remove pieces of the device that have broken off and migrated to other areas within the patient’s body. Migration of the device as well as perforation of veins and organs are among the numerous adverse effects that have triggered thousands of IVC filter failure lawsuits around the country. Cook Medical has been ...
What’s the Latest in IVC Filter Litigation?
Posted October 16, 2018 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
The past month has brought a flurry of activity in the litigation surrounding IVC filters, and particularly those filters made by medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard.
Thousands of lawsuits claim the devices, which are designed to catch clots in the bloodstream before they can make their way to the patient’s heart or lungs, are faulty in both their design and their function. The suits claim a litany of injuries including migration of the device ...
continue reading...Cook IVC Filter Trial Results in $1 Million Verdict
Posted June 28, 2018 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
A Houston jury awarded a plaintiff $1.2 million in a suit brought as a result of the failure of a Cook Medical “Celect” series IVC filter. This is the third trial the company has faced over allegations that the devices are prone to migration, breakage, and perforation of vital tissues and organs.
IVC filters are small, spider-like devices that are placed in the inferior vena ...
continue reading...Georgia Bellwether IVC Filter Case Results in Win for Bard
Posted June 27, 2018 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
As over 3,000 Bard IVC filter failure lawsuits await trial, one of the cases chosen as a model and indicator for the direction of the others has resulted in a defeat for the plaintiff. Savannah, Georgia resident Doris Jones’ case was, along with four others, to serve as a bellwether trial to help both sides determine proper terms for a settlement. And while the first case in ...
Bard Faces First Mesh Trial in New Jersey
Posted April 5, 2018 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls | Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
The first transvaginal mesh case that Bard will face in New Jersey is set to kick off as jury selection began earlier this month. The plaintiff in the case claims that two of Bard’s products, the Avaulta and the Align transvaginal mesh devices, were defective and caused her significant injuries and have left her with lifelong chronic pain. According to courtroom blog CVN, she also ...
