The first bellwether trial in the Bard IVC filter MDL netted a big win for the plaintiffs last Friday. Lopez McHugh partner Ramon Lopez and attorney Josh Mankoff were on hand for the duration of the trial and the reading of the verdict. Lopez, who was co-lead trial counsel, noted that this is a “huge win for the thousands of plaintiffs with Bard IVC lawsuits pending. This verdict is a ...
Ramon Lopez Appointed to Leadership Position in Bard IVC Filter MDL
Posted November 18, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
Lopez McHugh co-founder and partner Ramon Rossi Lopez has been selected to help lead the newly established Bard inferior vena cava (IVC) filter MDL. In a recent case management order, U.S. District Judge David Campbell, who is presiding over the Arizona litigation, appointed 24 lawyers to a Plaintiffs Leadership Counsel. Along with another attorney, Lopez will co-lead the plaintiffs’ side of the case, while 22 other lawyers ...
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...Bard IVC Filter Lawsuits Centralized in Arizona MDL
Posted August 25, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decided on earlier this month to centralize 22 Bard inferior vena cava (IVC) filter lawsuits before the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Lopez McHugh co-founder Ramon Rossi Lopez appeared last month when the Panel heard arguments in favor of centralization. Plaintiffs in Bard IVC filter lawsuits are expected to benefit from the Panel’s decision, which ...
U.S. Judicial Panel Approves MDL Centralizing Claims Against IVC Filter Manufacturer
Posted August 21, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has ordered the transfer of all federal lawsuits filed over allegedly defective IVC filters made by medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard, Inc. to the District of Arizona following the appearance at a July 30 hearing of lead IVC filter attorney Ramon Rossi Lopez.
Lopez, founding partner of Lopez McHugh LLP, argued in favor of the transfer at the hearing in San Francisco. ...
continue reading...Lopez McHugh Founding Partner Speaks at IVC Filter MDL Hearing
Posted August 17, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
PHILADELPHIA (August 2015) – Lead IVC filter attorney Ramon Rossi Lopez recently appeared before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in support of an effort to centralize all federal lawsuits filed against medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard, Inc. over allegedly defective IVC filters.
Lopez, founding partner of Lopez McHugh LLP, spoke during arguments on July 30 at a hearing ...
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