20 results

• Gunther Tulip Filter Lawsuit Claims IVC Device Fractured, Punctured Abdomen

  May 8, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Massachusetts woman alleges a defective Gunther Tulip IVC filter broke apart and punctured her abdomen, requiring emergency surgery to remove the device and repair internal injuries.

• Lawsuit Alleges Cook Tulip Filter Fractured, Perforated Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

  October 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A California woman's Cook Tulip IVC filter lawsuit accuses the manufacturer of designing, manufacturing, and promoting a device it knew could cause life-threatening complications.

• Cook Medical Seeks to Overturn $3M Verdict in IVC Filter Bellwether Lawsuit

  March 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Cook Medical is challenging a jury verdict earlier this year which awarded a woman $3 million from injuries she says were caused by problems with the Cook Celect IVC filter.

• Cook Blood Clot Filter Trial Ends In $3M Verdict, But No Additional Punitive Damages

  February 14, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury in Indiana has decided not to require Cook Medical to pay additional punitive damages in an IVC filter trial verdict that already requires the manufacturer to pay a woman $3 million for injuries linked to the use of the implant.

• Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit Results in $3M Verdict in First Phase of Bellwether Trial

  February 6, 2019

  Austin Kirk

  A Cook Celect IVC filter trial has ended in a $3 million verdict, which could increase during the punitive damages phase.

• Cook IVC Filter Settlement Negotiations Continuing in Federal MDL

  November 9, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  Parties involved in Cook IVC filter litigation have been ordered to continue settlement negotiations that could resolve hundreds or thousands of cases.

• Cook IVC Filter Settlement Conferences Scheduled Before Bellwether Trials

  March 9, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Another series of settlement conferences has been scheduled for Cook IVC filter lawsuits, in hopes of reaching a resolution before bellwether trials begin in August.

• Parties Disagree About Timing of IVC Filter Bellwether Trial Schedule in Cook MDL

  September 26, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiffs and defendants have filed dueling Cook IVC filter bellwether trial schedules, both of which would have the first case in front of juries by October 2017.

• Cook Vena Cava Filter Lawsuits Selected for Bellwether Trials in 2017

  July 25, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  Three Cook IVC filter have been selected for bellwether trials which begin next year over claims that the implants can fracture, migrate out of position, and puncture organs.

• Settlement for IVC Filter Lawsuits Not Reached During Conference in Cook MDL

  June 30, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  One of a series of Cook IVC filter lawsuit settlement conferences was held this week, but failed to result in a settlement agreement.