On January 26, 2015, Lopez McHugh represented a plaintiff in the second lawsuit in the nation to proceed to trial against Bard for its defective inferior vena cava filters. Ramon Rossi Lopez was lead trial counsel in the case, which involved a Recovery Filter that migrated to and punctured a hole in the plaintiff’s heart, leading to emergency open heart surgery. After 11 days of trial, Bard made a confidential settlement offer, which was accepted ...
continue reading...Lopez McHugh Overcomes Attempts to Dismiss IVC Filter Lawsuit
Posted December 17, 2014 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
On December 16, 2014, the District Court of Nevada refused to dismiss the lawsuit Phillips v. C.R. Bard, Inc., one of many cases involving a device called an inferior vena cava filter (or IVC filter). The Lopez McHugh law firm is representing consumers who have suffered catastrophic injuries, including death, due to Bard’s defective IVC filters.
An IVC filter is intended to prevent blood clots from traveling to the heart or lungs, which can cause serious injuries or ...
continue reading...Broken blood clot filter causes problems
Posted December 24, 2012 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
A story from WNDU out of Indiana concerns a woman who needed surgery because a filter implanted in one of her veins to prevent blood clots broke apart.
Susan Karnstedt first became aware that something was wrong when she began suffering severe abdominal pain, the story says. She initially thought it was something she’d eaten.
But a CT scan revealed that the problem was actually an IVC filter she’d ...
continue reading...FDA warns about blood clot filters
Posted November 22, 2012 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | IVC Filter Failure | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
A report in the Boston Globe concerns a U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning that filters meant to stop blood clots from reaching the lungs can move or break, with potentially deadly consequences for patients.
The FDA issued an advisory to doctors and patients, informing them that the agency had received more than 900 reports about the devices since 2005. The filters, which are inserted in an abdominal ...
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