45 results

• Motion Filed to Centralize Bard IVC Filter Lawsuits in Federal MDL

  May 19, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A motion has been filed with the U.S. JPML seeking to consolidate all Bard IVC filter lawsuits before one judge as part of an MDL.

• IVC Filters Not As Effective As Blood Thinners In Preventing Embolism: Study

  April 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  French researchers say that IVC filters are less effective at stopping a pulmonary embolism than blood thinners.

• Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed Over Heart Lacerations

  March 19, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Cook Medical faces a negligence lawsuit by a Michigan man who says the company's Cook Celect IVC Filter broke free and pierced his heart, requiring multiple emergency heart surgeries.

• Retrievable IVC Filter Risks to be Evaluated in First Large-Scale Study

  November 14, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study begins next year to evaluate the risks and effectiveness of IVC filters.

• Cook IVC Filter Litigation Centralized in Federal Court System

  October 15, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  All Cook IVC Filter lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system will be centralized as part of a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL).