According to Reuters, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, in which all federal Cook IVC filter lawsuits have been centralized, has refused the defendants’ request to delay discovery on punitive damages until after determination of any compensatory damages. Cook Medical had hoped to divide, or bifurcate, the IVC filter litigation into two separate and exclusive legal phases. But the Court rejected the defendants’ bid, citing ...
Study: IVC Filters Do Not Confer Survival Benefit to Trauma Patients
Posted November 27, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
A new study in the Annals of Surgery found that preventative, or prophylactic placement of inferior vena cava filters, also known as IVC filters, had no effect on the survival rate of trauma patients, and were in fact associated with an increase in deep vein thrombosis. The study adds yet more fuel to the legal fire raging over the controversial medical devices.
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continue reading...Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit Trials Expected to Begin in Late 2016
Posted November 3, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
Judge Richard Young of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has set a goal to begin trying federal Cook inferior vena cava (IVC) filter lawsuits by September 2016. In a recent case management order, Judge Young requested that the plaintiffs and defendants each choose five exemplary cases for bellwether IVC trial. The lists of cases have been submitted; now both sides in the multidistrict litigation ...
Bard Waited on 2004 Report Urging IVC Filter Investigation
Posted September 24, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
In a recent story on Bard inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, NBC News released a previously confidential report comparing the relative safety of Bard’s Recovery IVC filter with that of competing products. The report found that the Recovery filter posed a greater risk of filter fracture, device migration, and death than other retrievable and permanent IVC filters.
But what’s most surprising about this report is ...
continue reading...NBC News Highlights Risks Posed by Bard ‘Recovery’ IVC Filters; Interviews Lopez McHugh Plaintiff
Posted September 2, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
A year-long investigation by NBC Nightly News has raised serious questions about why medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard, Inc. continued to sell and market its inferior vena cava (IVC) filters even after it became aware that its filters were failing and causing death and other serious injuries at rates significantly higher than other similar devices.
The NBC ...
continue reading...Bard IVC Filter Plaintiffs to Seek Information on Safety Violations
Posted August 26, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
As noted in the recent MDL transfer order, plaintiffs in Bard inferior vena cava (IVC) filter lawsuits are planning to seek more information about safety violations identified at two Bard facilities. Bard IVC filter plaintiffs hope the streamlined multidistrict litigation discovery process will aid in them getting information about these violations.
Bard is the country’s foremost producer of retrievable IVC filters—small, cage-like devices that are implanted into the vena cava to catch blood clots before they reach ...
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