BARD IVC and G2 Filters Legal News Articles & Interviews

Toronto, ON: In addition to the American IVC filter lawsuits filed against the makers of inferior vena cava filters, class-action lawsuits have now been filed in Canada, alleging the devices were unreasonably dangerous and put patients at risk of potentially deadly IVC side effects.

Los Angeles, CA CR Bard, a manufacturer of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, has agreed to a confidential settlement in a defective products lawsuit just six days before heading to trial. The case, filed in Nevada by plaintiff Kevin Phillips, alleged that Bard’s IVC Filter, known as the Recovery Filter System ("RFS"), was defectively designed and manufactured, and that the company failed to adequately warn of the risks inherent with the device. According to court documents, the RFS, “has a high fracture and migration rate as compared to other IVC filters, and these defects can cause serious injury or death.”