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• Jury Awards $2.5M in Retrievable IVC Filter Lawsuit Against C.R. Bard

  June 7, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury has ordered C.R. Bard to pay $2.5 million to a plaintiff who suffered injuries when her Recovery IVC filter fractured.

• $926K Awarded By Jury in IVC Filter Lawsuit Against Bard

  May 19, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  C.R. Bard has been ordered to pay $926,000 after a bard Eclipse IVC filter perforated a man's vena cava, resulting in severe bleeding and a need for surgery to remove the implant and repair the damage.

• IVC Filter Strut Embolism Risk Highlighted In Case Report

  April 18, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A case study details how a woman's IVC filter broke into numerous pieces, migrated near the heart and other organs, but had to be left in place due to their precarious positioning.

• IVC Filter Lawsuit Results in $3.6M Jury Award Against Bard in First Bellwether Trial

  April 2, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  The first IVC filter bellwether trial has ended in a $3.6 million verdict against Bard, over problems with a Bard G2 Vena Cava Filter that fractured inside the plaintiff's body.

• Bard IVC Filter Bellwether Trial to be Split Into Two Phases

  February 16, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  A Bard IVC filter bellwether trial slated for March will be divided into a liability phase and a punitive damages phase, according to a court order by the federal judge overseeing the MDL.

• Bard IVC Filter Motion for Summary Judgment Denied

  November 28, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge has rejected claims by C.R. Bard that it is protected from IVC filter lawsuits by federal law.

• Bard IVC Filter Class Action Certification for Medical Monitoring to be Considered Aug. 11

  July 12, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  A hearing next month may determine whether an IVC filter lawsuit will receive class action status calling for C.R. Bard to pay for the medical monitoring of recipients of its IVC filters.

• IVC Filter Retrieval Failures More Likely Longer Device Has Been In Place: Study

  June 21, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  New research highlights the risks associated with IVC filters, indicating that retrieval becomes much harder the longer the blood clot device is left inside of a patients. The findings come as thousands of IVC filter lawsuits are being pursued against manufacturers of the devices.

• Vena Cava Filters May Have “Limited Utility” In Preventing Pulmonary Embolism: Study

  May 16, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Amid concerns about the risk of severe and life-threatening complications linked to vena cava filters, a new study suggests that the devices may have "limited utility," finding that a decline in use in recent years does not appear to have affected the rates of pulmonary embolism.

• Bard Blood Clot Filter Lawyers to Meet With Judge in Federal MDL

  May 3, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  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.