$3M Verdict Against Cook In IVC Filter Case

An Indianapolis federal jury has awarded $3m to a woman who says a Cook intravenous filter broke apart within her body. This is the the third bellwether case in ongoing multi-district litigation, and the first that has ruled against Cook.

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The third in a series of bellwether cases involving Cook Medical Inc.’s inferior vena cava (IVC) filters ended in a partial victory for the plaintiff on Feb. 5, as an Indianapolis federal jury awarded $3m in compensatory damages to a woman who says she was injured by the product.

However, the jury rejected a request for punitive damages and for further compensatory damages.

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