A settlement agreement was reached just days before a Bard IVC filter lawsuit was slated to go to trial, and most cases will be placed on a settlement track by July 1, according to court documents.…
The judge overseeing Bard IVC filter lawsuits has rejected a motion to have the next bellwether trial dismissed, clearing the way for it to begin next month.…
A number of different types of hernia mesh made by various manufacturers have been associated with design defects that could cause severe and life-threatening complications after hernia surgery.…
Problems with the designs of certain inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have caused many individuals nationwide to suffer severe complications and injuries when the small devices fractured or broke inside the body.…
A dozen Bard hernia mesh cases have been selected to form a bellwether discovery pool to be used to choose the first federal trial cases.…
Plaintiffs’ attorneys expect to see about 3,000 Bard hernia mesh lawsuits filed by the end of the year over claims of defective designs and complications.…
A Bard Sepra hernia mesh lawsuit has been removed to federal court, where it will likely be combined with the current Bard mesh MDL for pretrial proceedings.…
Thousands of hernia mesh lawsuits have been filed against three major manufacturers, which sold defectively designed hernia patches that are allegedly prone to fail and cause painful complications.…
While parties may reach settlement agreements in some Bard IVC filter lawsuits, the majority are likely to be remanded back to their originating districts for individual trials, according to a recent case management order.…
A panel of federal judges say there is no need to formally add lawsuits involving complications from a permanent IVC filter to a MDL involving Bard retrievable IVC filters, noting the cases are already being filed and accepted as part of the mass litigation.…
