A status conference for Bard IVC filter lawsuits is scheduled this afternoon, at which time parties will discuss the status of discovery, moving forward with bellwether cases, and a motion for summary judgment filed by the defense.…
Bard IVC filter lawsuit plaintiffs have experts developing new reports on potential problems with Meridian and Denali IVC filters, though much of the litigation to date has focused on the company’s G2 and Recovery IVC filters instead.…
A list of Bard IVC lawsuits will be selected tomorrow for the first discovery pool of potential bellwether cases, some of which are expected to be selected to go to trial late next year as early test cases.…
A federal judge has announced that the first Bard IVC filter bellwether trial will go to court in Fall 2017.…
While more than 800 Bard IVC filter lawsuits are moving forward in the federal court system, involving problems with the Bard G2, Bard Recovery, Bard Denali, Bard Eclipse, Bard Meridian or other blood clot filters, a growing number of complaints are expected in the coming months and years.…
As a growing number of IVC filters continue to be filed nationwide, a new case study suggests that the devices may be prone to fracture due the the movement and flattening of the vena cava.…
A class action lawsuit calls for a medical monitoring program to be established to help identify problems caused by Bard IVC filters, which may migrate out of position, fracture or otherwise fail, causing severe and potentially life-threatening injuries.…
An initial pool of 48 cases will eventually be narrowed down to six Bard IVC bellwether early test trial cases.…
Two new bellwether selection plans have been presented in Bard IVC and Cook IVC filter litigation.…
Bard IVC filter cases that have already been going through the discovery process should be ready for trial by early 2017, according to a proposed discovery schedule.…
