Maria Alarcon v. C R Bard Incorporated
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
WO 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 IN RE: Bard IVC Filters Products No. MDL 15-02641-PHX-DGC Liability Litigation, 11 _________________________________ 12 Maria Alarcon, an individual, No. CV-17-00197-PHX-DGC
Plaintiff, v. TRANSFER ORDER C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation; and Bard Peripheral 17 Vascular, Inc., an Arizona corporation, Defendants. 19 20 This multidistrict litigation proceeding (“MDL”) involves personal injury cases brought against Defendants C. R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (collectively, “Bard”). Bard manufactures and markets medical devices, including inferior vena cava (“IVC”) filters. The MDL Plaintiffs received implants of Bard IVC filters and claim they are defective and caused Plaintiffs to suffer serious injury or death. The MDL was transferred to this Court in August 2015 when 22 cases had been filed. Doc. 1. More than 8,000 cases had been filed when the MDL closed on May 31, 2019. Docs. 18079,…