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Litigation Update: IVC Filter Verdict

Litigation Update: IVC Filter Verdict

Author Deb ZoniesNo Opinions

Earlier this week a Philadelphia jury awarded Tracy Reed-Brown over $33 million in her IVC filter case against Rex Medical LP. The award included more than $30 million in punitive damages, in addition to compensation for medical expenses and pain and suffering. Ms. Reed-Brown was implanted with an Option Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter System […]

Litigation Update: Hernia Mesh

Litigation Update: Hernia Mesh

Author Deb ZoniesNo Opinions

The hernia mesh litigation is one of the most significant current mass tort matters, involving several defendants and many thousands of claimants. Hernia mesh litigation is the subject of several MDLs and also coordinated state proceedings. With Bard controlling approximately 70% of the hernia mesh implant market, MDL 2846 In Re: Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., […]