Bellwether Trial Schedule Announced in Cook IVC Filter Litigation
Reports indicate that medical device company C.R. Bard continued selling. Bellwether Trial Schedule. Reports indicate that medical device company C.R. Bard continued selling its IVC blood clot filters despite major complications. Bard's Recovery IVC (inferior vena cava) blood clot filter was reportedly linked to 27 deaths and … [Read more...] about Bellwether Trial Schedule Announced in Cook IVC Filter Litigation
3 Bellwether Lawsuits Chosen in Cook IVC Filter MDL
Lawsuits for Cook IVC Filter Litigation. Three lawsuits have been selected to go to trial in the Cook inferior vena cava (IVC) filter litigation in the Southern District of Indiana. A multidistrict litigation (MDL) was established for Cook IVC lawsuits in October 2014, with Judge Richard L. Young presiding. More than 500 lawsuits … [Read more...] about 3 Bellwether Lawsuits Chosen in Cook IVC Filter MDL
Clashes Over Selection of IVC Bellwether Case
Lists of IVC Bellwether Cases. The process of determining initial IVC filter bellwether cases in In Re Cook Medical IVC Filter MDL 2440 litigation is beginning. Plaintiffs and defendants, however, do not agree on which cases to use. In October 2014, the Cook ‘IVC filter’ lawsuits were consolidated into a single multidistrict … [Read more...] about Clashes Over Selection of IVC Bellwether Case
Three Cook Medical IVC Filter Cases Chosen
Bellwether Trials for Medical IVC Filter U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young, who is presiding over the Cook IVC filter litigation in Indiana, has selected three bellwether cases for trial in 2017. The outcome of these trials could influence the outcome of hundreds of other lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who allege the Cook Medical … [Read more...] about Three Cook Medical IVC Filter Cases Chosen
Bellwether Trial Dates in Xarelto Litigation Scheduled for 2017
Bellwether trial dates have been selected in the Xarelto multidistrict litigation (MDL) 2592. Court records show that more than 2,800 lawsuits have been consolidated into the MDL in Eastern Louisiana before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon. A list of 40 bellwether cases have been selected, and Judge Fallon has asked that four be … [Read more...] about Bellwether Trial Dates in Xarelto Litigation Scheduled for 2017
Bard IVC Filter Litigation in Bellwether Selection Phase
Cases Selected in Bard IVC Filter Selection Process. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally filed C.R. Bard interior vena cava (IVC) filter lawsuits into one court in the District of Arizona in August 2015. Since, both sides have been working on bellwether case … [Read more...] about Bard IVC Filter Litigation in Bellwether Selection Phase
DePuy Pinnacle Bellwether Trial Goes to the Jury
The Case Has Gone to the Jury DePuy Pinnacle Bellwether Trial Starts. Testimony has finished in the bellwether trial involving the DePuy Orthopaedics Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant, and the case has gone to the jury. The outcome of this case could be for the disposition of a number of pending cases. The five plaintiffs … [Read more...] about DePuy Pinnacle Bellwether Trial Goes to the Jury
First Bellwether Trial Begins
Thousands Of Patients Developed Bladder Cancer The first Actos bellwether trial is moving forward and jury selection has taken place. Thousands of patients in the ongoing Actos litigation allege that they developed bladder cancer as a result of taking Actos (pioglitazone). Specifically, the couple who brought the case in the first … [Read more...] about First Bellwether Trial Begins
