Lawsuit Over Option Retrievable Blood Clot Filter Results in $33M Jury Verdict
A Georgia woman has been awarded $33 million in a lawsuit over an Option Retrievable IVC filter which she says was defectively designed and punctured her vena cava.
Tag Archives: IVC Filter
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Hundreds of Bard IVC Filter Lawsuits Ready for Remand, After Thousands of Other Claims Settled
Hundreds of Bard IVC filter lawsuits are being remanded back to various federal courts for trial, with thousands more settled or close to settlement.
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IVC Filter Placement Following Traumatic Injury Failed To Reduce Risk of Pulmonary Embolism, Death: Study
A new study finds that early placement of IVC filters does not reduce the risk of pulmonary embolism or death in patients who have suffered severe trauma.
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Filing of New Bard IVC Filter Lawsuits No Longer Allowed Directly in Federal MDL, As Consolidated Pretrial Proceedings Close
The Bard IVC filter MDL is closed to new cases, as the parties prepare to either reach settlements or remand thousands of claims back to their originating districts.
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Bard IVC Filter Lawsuit Settles Days Before Trial Was Set To Begin
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…
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Lawsuit Over Fractured Bard IVC Filter Can Proceed to Trial Next Month, Judge Rules
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.
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Cook Medical Seeks to Overturn $3M Verdict in IVC Filter Bellwether Lawsuit
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.
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Cook Blood Clot Filter Trial Ends In $3M Verdict, But No Additional Punitive Damages
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…
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Bard IVC Filter Settlement Track or Remand of All Cases To Be Considered by MDL Judge
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…
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Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit Results in $3M Verdict in First Phase of Bellwether Trial
A Cook Celect IVC filter trial has ended in a $3 million verdict, which could increase during the punitive damages phase.
