Bard Prevails in Wis. Federal IVC Filter Case After Plaintiff’s Expert Excluded

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Wisconsin federal judge has awarded C.R. Bard Inc. summary judgment in an IVC filter action after excluding the plaintiff’s witness for failure to disclose the studies he relied upon in reaching his causation opinions.

In a Sept. 29 order, Judge William C. Griesbach of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin further ruled that even if the expert’s opinions had been admissible, he failed to support his opinions that the IVC filter’s design caused the plaintiff to develop blood clots.

The Meridian IVC filter is conical in shape and consists of a main …