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 »

A federal judge has selected three cases to serve as early trials in the growing litigation involving IVC filters manufactured by Cook Medical. Approximately 500 cases are currently pending in multidistrict litigation that has been assigned to an Indiana federal court. The outcome of these early trials may provide insight... 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 »

To date, plaintiffs have filed about 100 Bard IVC filter lawsuits in federal court, although that number is expected to climb. The parties have recently proposed a discovery schedule for the cases, which may allow the first federal bellwether trials to be scheduled as early as 2017. The parties have... 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 »

The wave of litigation concerning inferior vena cava filter devices shows no sign of slowing as claims continue to mount nationwide. Plaintiffs in increasing numbers are filing lawsuits in which it is alleged that the filters, designed to prevent the travel of dangerous blood clots within the body, are prone... 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 »

Several attorneys who are representing plaintiffs in the Bard IVC filter multidistrict litigation (MDL) have applied for leadership roles, which would give them various responsibilities during the coordinated pretrial proceedings. Plaintiffs with cases pending in the MDL against C.R. Bard claim that the implanted medical devices can cause serious damages... Read more »