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• IVC Filter Risk Information to be Presented at “Science Day” in Cook Litigation

  February 29, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge has ordered a "Science Day" for Cook IVC filter litigation to help sort out the complex science and medical issues that are likely to be at play during upcoming trials.

• Cook IVC Blood Clot Filter Class Action Lawsuits Filed in Canada

  February 25, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Cook Medical faces two IVC filter class action lawsuits by Canadians who say the devices cannot be removed and remain a permanent risk to their health.

• Bard IVC Filter Lawsuits Discovery Schedule Seeks To Make Cases Trial Ready by Early 2017

  January 27, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  Bard IVC filter cases that have already been going through the discovery process should be ready for trial by early 2017, according to a proposed discovery schedule.

• Bard Eclipse IVC Filter Embedded In Internal Organs, Lawsuit Claims

  January 15, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit against the makers of the Bard Eclipse IVC blood clot filter says the device migrated free and lodged into a woman's internal organs.

• IVC Filter Problems Did Not Stop C.R. Bard From Selling Them, NBC News Report Shows

  January 5, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  Memos obtained by NBC suggest that C.R. Bard knew for years that its Bard G2 filters were linked to cases of tilting, perforation and migration, but failed to warn the public or remove the devices from the market.

• Short Form Complaints Approved for Filing of Bard IVC Filter Lawsuits

  December 29, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge is allowing plaintiffs to file abbreviated short form complaints to better handle the expected influx of Bard IVC filter complication lawsuits expected in coming months and years.

• Lawsuits Over IVC Filter Migration, Perforation Injuries Begin to Mount

  December 21, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A growing number of IVC filter lawsuits are being filed against Cook Medical and C.R. Bard by plaintiffs nationwide who suffered complications due to fractures and filter migration.

• Bard Eclipse IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed Over Vena Cava Perforation

  December 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Bard Eclipse IVC filter lawsuit has been filed by a Mississippi man who says the implant has tilted so severely that it can no longer be removed, putting him permanently at risk of a pulmonary embolism if one of the fragile legs break.

• Bard G2 IVC Filter Fractured and Strut Lodged in Missouri Woman’s Back, Lawsuit Alleges

  December 1, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by a Missouri woman alleges that a Bard G2 filter fractured, and one of the struts became lodged in her back, leaving her with severe and permanent injuries.

• Greenfield IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed Over Vena Cava Perforation Injury

  November 23, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Greenfield IVC filter migration and perforation lawsuit has been filed against Boston Scientific by a woman who says she suffered IVC filter complications for years before doctors were able to find the cause.