New Trial Ordered For Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit That Resulted ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2020年1月9日—InNovember2017,thefirstCookIVCfiltercasetogobeforeajuryresultedinadefenseverdictinfavorofthemanufacturer,andtheCourt ...

Given similar questions of fact and law presented in the claims, they have been centralized before U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young in the Southern District of Indiana, as part of a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL). To help gauge how juries are likely to respond to certain evidence and testimony that is likely to be repeated throughout the cases, Brand’s case was selected as part of a small group of representative claims, that was set for an early trial date last year.

Following the trial, Cook Medical sought to overturn the jury verdict[1], filing a motion for judgment as a matter of law that argued the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence at trial. In the alternative, the company requests a new trial, arguing that the court erred in allowing evidence that should have been withheld from the jury.

In an order (PDF)[2] issued on January 6, Judge Young denied the ...