$926K Awarded By Jury in IVC Filter Lawsuit Against Bard ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2021年5月19日—May19,2021;Writtenby:IrvinJackson;2Comments...C.R.Bardhasfacedmorethan8,000IVCfilterlawsuitsinrecentyears,each...Whiletheoutcomewillnothaveabindingimpactonseveralhundredcasesstillnot ...

Given common questions of fact and law raised in complaints filed throughout the federal court system, the Bard IVC filter cases were consolidated as part of a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in 2015, with U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell presiding over coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings. However, after settlements were reached to resolve most cases, Judge Campbell began remanding individual claims to U.S. District Courts nationwide for separate trial dates.

A case brought by Justin Peterson recently went before a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, involving allegations that Peterson suffered damage to his vena cava and duodenum when a Bard Eclipse filter failed. As result, Peterson suffered severe bleeding and required additional surgery to repair the damage, and the filter was removed in 2015.

Following presentation of evidence in the case, a jury ...