IVC Filter Litigation Grows As Panel Set To Hear Bard Consolidation Arguments
The number of cases against Cook Medical over its IVC filters has more than tripled since cases were consolidated in October.
The number of cases against Cook Medical over its IVC filters has more than tripled since cases were consolidated in October.
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.
Another group status conference has been ordered for all vaginal mesh lawsuits in an effort to reach a settlement that would avoid tens of thousands of trials.
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.
A new study begins next year to evaluate the risks and effectiveness of IVC filters.
All Cook IVC Filter lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system will be centralized as part of a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL).
A panel of judges will consider consolidating all Cook Medical IVC filter lawsuits under one judge for pretrial procedures.
A device designed to retrieve errant medical devices from the cardiovascular system can itself break and become a threat to patients, the FDA warns.
A motion has been filed with the U.S. JPML seeking to centralize all Cook Celect IVC filter lawsuits or Cook Gunther Tulip IVC filter lawsuits as part of a new…
Nearly 60,000 lawsuits involving vaginal mesh and bladder sling products are currently pending in federal MDLs.