Feb 12, 2016 | Class Action Lawsuit, Defective Medical Devices, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Recalled Products, Wrongful Death Cases
Following a car accident in 2004, a 45-year old woman had an IVC filter implanted to prevent blood clots. However, a piece of the IVC filter broke off and traveled through her blood stream to her heart. The metal shard punctured her heart resulting in emergency...
Oct 1, 2015 | BARD IVC Filter, Defective Medical Devices, Personal Injury
In an order released on August 17, 2015, the federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated jurisdiction of federal Bard IVC filter lawsuits into a United States District Court in Arizona. The cases will be handled by Judge David G. Campbell; however,...
Sep 3, 2015 | Defective Medical Devices, Heart Attack Risk, Injury Lawyer, Personal Injury
BARD IVC Filters Featured in NBC Investigative Report BARD IVC Filters are used to prevent blood clots from entering a patient’s lungs. There are patients who are at increased risk of forming blood clots, but are unable to use blood thinners, so they are...
Aug 25, 2015 | Defective Medical Devices, Heart Attack Risk, Injury Lawyer, Personal Injury
A Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is a medical term for a large blood clot that clogs the blood flow to the lungs. This is a very serious condition that can be fatal. The mortality rate of someone with an untreated PE condition is an alarming 30%. Some patients are...
