The multidistrict litigation (MDL) that centralized all federal Cook IVC filter lawsuits has taken another step forward with the identification of the second case to go to trial. More than 900 claims are currently pending in the MDL. They have been consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the U.S. District Court for... Read more »

New research has suggested that fractures of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, the subject of a growing wave of litigation in recent years, may be the result of flattening and other movement of the vena cava itself. The insights were published in July by the Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings... Read more »

IVC filters are designed to protect patients from life-threatening blood clots, but two recently filed class action lawsuits in Canada claim the opposite. In January, Wendy Kopeck filed a $200 million class action lawsuit against Cook Medical after doctors deemed her IVC filter removal surgery too risky to perform back in... Read more »

C.R. Bard has come under fire after recently revealed information indicates the company knew its G2 series blood clot filters had serious flaws, but the manufacturer opted to remain mum on the issue. The G2 IVC filters were designed to replace Bard’s Recovery filter — a device that was linked to... Read more »

As lawsuits relating to inferior vena cava (IVC) filters continue to mount, a Missouri woman has recently filed a complaint arguing that a portion of the Bard G2 filter implanted in her body fractured, causing a fragment to lodge in her back. As a result of this device failure, the... Read more »

For over a decade, the use of IVC filters to prevent deep vein thrombosis has been controversial. Now a new study backs up some of the critics, concluding that implanting an inferior vena cava filter does not improve a trauma patient’s chances of survival and may actually contribute to additional... Read more »

Bellwether selection has begun in the coordinated proceedings involving Cook vena cava filter lawsuits. Ten cases have been selected by representatives for the plaintiffs and the defendants, which will now go through case-specific discovery. Four of those cases will then be identified as bellwether trials, which are scheduled to begin... Read more »

IVC filters are designed to catch blood clots before they reach the heart or lungs, and are indicated for patients who cannot tolerate blood thinning medications. The main purpose of this medical device is to prevent pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal. Missouri resident Catherine Rowden claims that on September... Read more »

IVC filter problems have been the subject of a growing number of lawsuits in recent months. Now, another study has identified potential complications associated with the Cook Celect IVC filter. Researchers discovered that this particular IVC filter had a high rate of strut perforations in comparison to a similar device... Read more »