The lawsuit was filed by Michael David D., a man from New York who was injured by the Celect® Inferior Vena Cava Filter (“IVC Filter”) manufactured by Cook Medical LLC and William Cook Europe ApS.
The IVC Filter was surgically implanted in his vein to catch blood clots on May 22, 2015 at Albany Memorial Hospital in Albany, New York, by Dr. Stephen A. Hughes.
Cook Medical is accused of negligence, selling a defective medical device, failing to warn about side effects, breach of implied and express warranties, and more.
The lawsuit was filed on March 14, 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (Indianapolis Division) — Case No.1:18-cv-00828-JMS-DML.
It will be centralized with over 3,800 other IVC filter lawsuits now pending in Multi-District Litigation (MDL No. 2570) — In Re: Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation.
The plaintiff is represented by Ben C. Martin of The Law Offices of Ben C. Martin in Dallas, Texas.
Ben C. Martin is a trial attorney based in Dallas, Texas who serves as the plaintiffs’ co-lead counsel in the Cook IVC Filter MDL.
Editor’s note: For more information about IVC Filter lawsuits and your legal rights, please contact The Law Offices of Ben C. Martin.