113 results

• Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit Claims Celect Device Tilted, Piercing Vena Cava

  September 18, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cook Celect IVC filter lawsuit filed by a California woman claims the device shifted out of position and embedded itself, taking doctors a year and a half to successfully remove.

• 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.

• Judge Blocks Juries From Hearing About IVC Filter Problems in Bard PowerPort Trials

  April 8, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has blocked plaintiffs in Bard PowerPort lawsuits from telling juries most of the details of an FDA warning letter, which admonished the company over failures to report adverse events with its IVC filters.

• Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuit Alleges Device Fractured Into Patient’s Vein

  February 27, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Celect IVC filter lawsuit has been brought against Cook Medical by an Ohio woman who says the device was defectively designed and broke inside her body.

• 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.

• Court Orders Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Bellwether Process to Proceed As MDL Continues To Grow

  March 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered the process for selecting potential Bard PowerPort bellwether trials to continue as planned, overriding concerns raised by the manufacturer about the number of cases filed to date.

• Bard IVC Filter Lawsuit Verdict of $3.3M Upheld By Appeals Court

  August 16, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal appeals court has upheld a $3.3 million IVC filter lawsuit verdict against C.R. Bard over claims a filter fractured and sent broken shards into a woman's heart.

• IVC Filter Removal Complications Can Be Reduced By Doctors Actively Monitoring Patients, Study Indicates

  March 24, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study indicate implanting physicians can increase the odds of successful IVC filter removal through regular surveillance of the patient.

• IVC Filter Risks Do Not Negate Benefits for Preventing Blood Clots: Study

  March 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New study on IVC filters finds rates of adverse events are low, and few IVC perforations are clinically significant.

• IVC Filter Problems Increasing, Possibly Due to Aging and Fracturing Risk: Study

  January 25, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study suggest increasing reports of IVC filter problems may be due to the devices aging and fracturing.